Senior CPU Micro-Architect & RTL Design Lead

NUVACORE, Inc.; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

NUVACORE, Inc. is seeking a CPU Micro-Architect/RTL Engineer to help design next-generation high-performance, low-power CPU cores. You will drive micro-architecture development, write detailed RTL specifications in Verilog, and collaborate with verification and PD teams to meet timing, area and power goals.

You will analyze performance, guide RTL optimization, and contribute to architecture choices across fetch, decode, execute, and memory subsystems in a fast-paced CPU team.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering with 15+ years leading CPU teams
• Experience coding in Verilog and debugging/simulation for RTL
• Familiar with RISC-V/ARM64/x86 ISA and their microarchitectural implications
• Strong understanding of timing, power, and area trade-offs

Responsibilities

• Micro-architecture development and specification from performance-driven design
• RTL design, writing flexible, robust RTL in Verilog
• Verification support including testbench development, formal methods, and simulation/emulation
• Performance exploration and correlation to ensure RTL meets targets
• Physical design collaboration to meet timing, power, area goals and reliability

Skills

Leadership

High-performance design

RTL collaboration

Education

BS or MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Verilog

Simulation tools

RISC-V

ARM64

x86 ISA

Job description

NUVACORE, Inc. is seeking a CPU Micro-Architect/RTL Engineer to help design next-generation high-performance, low-power CPU cores. You will drive micro-architecture development, write detailed RTL specifications in Verilog, and collaborate with verification and PD teams to meet timing, area and power goals.

You will analyze performance, guide RTL optimization, and contribute to architecture choices across fetch, decode, execute, and memory subsystems in a fast-paced CPU team.