Senior CPU Core RTL Design Lead

Hardware FYI; Boxborough (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD in Massachusetts is seeking an experienced CPU Core RTL Design Engineer to design and optimize next-generation processor cores. You will work with architecture, performance, verification, and physical design teams to shape core pipeline logic and microarchitecture features.

You will influence performance, power, and scalability while tackling pre- and post-silicon challenges, collaborating across functional teams and contributing to scalable RTL methodologies and best practices.

Qualifications

• Experience with Verilog/SystemVerilog RTL in CPU/SoC/ASIC environments.
• Strong understanding of modern CPU architectures, esp. out-of-order cores.
• Expertise in logic design and high-speed processor pipelines.
• Knowledge of load/store, cache, TLB, prefetch, and branch prediction subsystems.
• Power-aware design techniques with timing and power optimization.
• Familiarity with synthesis, P&R, and timing closure.
• Experience debugging with performance and verification teams.
• Exposure to architecture through post-silicon debug and full product lifecycle.
• Familiarity with physical design, scripting (Python, Tcl), DFT, clocking, reset.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement RTL for CPU core pipeline components and related logic.
• Contribute to microarchitecture definition for next-generation cores.
• Collaborate with architecture, verification, and performance teams to deliver optimized designs.
• Analyze and improve performance, power, and timing characteristics.
• Support design verification, synthesis, timing closure, and physical design efforts.
• Debug and resolve pre-silicon and post-silicon issues.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align on design trade-offs and execution.
• Contribute to scalable RTL methodologies, libraries, and best practices.

Skills

Verilog/SystemVerilog RTL

CPU architecture

Logic design

High-speed pipelines

Load/store, cache, TLB

Synthesis & timing closure

Debugging with perf/verification

Education

Bachelor’s / Master’s / PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Job description

AMD in Massachusetts is seeking an experienced CPU Core RTL Design Engineer to design and optimize next-generation processor cores. You will work with architecture, performance, verification, and physical design teams to shape core pipeline logic and microarchitecture features.

You will influence performance, power, and scalability while tackling pre- and post-silicon challenges, collaborating across functional teams and contributing to scalable RTL methodologies and best practices.