Senior CPU RTL Design Engineer

Intel; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 164,000 - 312,000; Full time

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Health benefits

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Job summary

Intel Corporation is seeking an experienced RTL and CPU microarchitecture engineer to drive design, verification, and integration of CPU IP blocks for next-generation products in a fast-paced hardware environment. The role requires hands-on RTL implementation and leadership across design teams.

You will collaborate with architecture and backend groups to meet power, performance, area and timing goals while steering qualification, design integrity, and process improvements across multiple

Qualifications

• 6+ years of silicon development in CPU microarchitecture and logic design (from the Minimum Qualifications).
• Experience delivering IP projects and technical leadership.
• Experience with timing closure and power convergence in CPU designs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates on logic design, RTL coding, and simulation for CPU IP blocks.
• Defines architecture and microarchitecture features; evaluates design options.
• Optimizes RTL to meet power, performance, area, and timing goals; ensures design integrity.

Skills

CPU microarchitecture

RTL design

Technical leadership

Timing closure

Power/area optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in related field

PhD in related field

Job description

Job Details: Job Description

Intel is shaping the future of technology to help create a better future for the entire world. Our work in pushing forward fields like AI, analytics, and cloud-to-edge technology is at the heart of countless innovations. With a career at Intel, you'll have the opportunity to use technology to power major breakthroughs and create enhancements that improve our everyday quality of life. Join us and help make the future more wonderful for everyone.

Life at Intel

We developed the Intel microprocessors, a foundational technology that powers a diverse range of devices-from entry-level PCs to high-end gaming desktops and laptops, as well as data center solutions and many other applications. As part of our team, you will help design the next generation of high-performance microprocessors. We are looking for a skilled individual who is hands-on with RTL implementation for integer, floating point and reservation station logic and can provide technical leadership to deliver world-class products.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates, drives and develops logic design, register transfer level (RTL) coding, and simulation for a CPU required to generate cell libraries, functional units, and the CPU IP block for integration in full chip designs.
• Participates actively in the definition of architecture and microarchitecture features of the CPU being designed.
• Applies various strategies, tools, and methods to write RTL and optimize logic to qualify the design to meet power, performance, area, and timing goals as well as design integrity for physical implementation.
• Reviews the verification plan and implementation to ensure design features are verified correctly and resolves and implements corrective measures for failing RTL tests to ensure correctness of features.
• Technical Guidance: Provide technical leadership and support to the design team leadership including proposing creative, innovative methodology and process initiatives to consistently improve efficiency and quality.
• Cross team collaboration: Work closely with architecture and backend teams and with other design teams towards achieving best-in-class products.
• Build a strong and technically vital organization. Cultivate and reinforce appropriate group values, norms and behaviors.

Behavioral traits that we are looking for

• Excellent in problem-solving, analytical.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and collaborative environment.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Education Requirement

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical, Electronics, Engineering, or related field with 8+ years of work experience OR
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical, Electronics, Engineering, or related field with 7+ years of work experience OR
• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical, Electronics, Engineering, or related field with 4+ years of work experience.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in silicon development in CPU microarchitecture and logic design.
• 5+ years of experience in technical leadership including delivering successful IP Projects.
• 6+ years of experience with Timing Closure, Power Convergence; integer and/or floating point, OOO execution, reservation station design.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Electrical, Electronics, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience on x86 CPU microarchitecture
• Experience with driving front end methodologies and championing the use of automation / AI tools to realize tangible benefits visible at the product level. Experience would be obtained through a combination of prior education level classes, and current level school classes, projects, research, and relevant previous job and/or internship experience.

Benefits at Intel

Our total rewards package goes above and beyond just a paycheck. Whether you're looking to build your career, improve your health, or protect your wealth, we offer generous benefits to help you achieve your goals. Go to Intel Benefits ' Intel Careers for details of benefits available to you. Intel reserves the right to modify, change or discontinue benefit plans at any time in its sole discretion.

Job Type: Experienced Hire Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America) Primary Location: US, Texas, Austin Additional Locations: US, Oregon, Hillsboro

Posting Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

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Benefits We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find out more about the benefits of working at Intel.

Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $164,470.00-311,890.00 USD The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Work Model for this Role This role will require an on-site presence. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.

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