RTL Design Engineer

Job Details: Job Description: About the Role Join a team developing next-generation CPU cores that power client, server, IoT, and AI platforms. As a Senior Physical Design Engineer (CPU), you will play a key role in delivering high-performance, power-efficient silicon solutions. You will take ownership of blocks within the CPU core design, driving implementation from RTL to GDS and contributing to advanced physical design methodologies. What You’ll Do Key responsibilities will include but not limited to: Own physical design and implementation of CPU core blocks or subsystems Execute synthesis, floorplanning, place and route, and design closure Perform static timing analysis (STA), power analysis, and physical verification Drive convergence of timing, power, and area (PPA) metrics Debug and resolve complex design issues across multiple design stages Develop and optimize design flows and automation scripts Collaborate cross-functionally with RTL design, verification, clocking, and full-chip teams Contribute to improving design methodologies and best practices Provide guidance to junior engineers where applicable Behavioral traits that we are looking for: Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking Takes ownership and accountability for deliverables Collaborates effectively across multidisciplinary teams Communicates technical concepts clearly and concisely Prioritizes work effectively in a fast-paced environment Continuously learns and applies new tools and methodologies Why Join Us Work on cutting-edge CPU core designs that power client, server, IoT, and AI platforms used worldwide Be part of

Job Details: Job Description: The Role and Impact As a Physical Design Engineer, you will play a critical role in driving the development of cutting-edge technologies at Intel. You will work hands-on to deliver high-performance physical designs, ensuring the successful integration of advanced semiconductor technologies. Your work will directly impact Intel's product innovation, addressing complex challenges in power, performance, and area optimization to shape the future of computing architectures. From synthesis to sign-off, your contributions will enable Intel to meet ambitious design goals and deliver transformative solutions to the market. Business Group This role is part of Intel's Corporate Technology Office (CTO), a dynamic group dedicated to advancing the company's technological leadership and innovation. The group focuses on developing foundational technologies, architectures, and methodologies that drive Intel's product roadmap and enable breakthrough computing solutions. Collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams, the CTO plays a pivotal role in delivering impactful designs that support Intel's broader mission of creating world-changing technology. Key Responsibilities - Drive RTL-to-GDS design convergence using advanced synthesis and place-and-route tools targeting performance, power, and area (PPA) goals. - Deliver block-level physical design, including closure of backend flows, electrical requirements, and enhancing silicon yield. - Collaborate with CAD and physical design methodology teams to adopt industry-leading tools and optimizations for custom designs. - Execute physical implementation tasks such as floor planning, bus/pin placement, power/clock distribution, congestion analysis, timing closure, IR drop analysis, and physical verification. - Debug timing, EM/IR, LVS, and DRC violations, and driv

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all . Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever. As a SoC Design Engineer, you will be part of the Heterogeneous Integration Group (HIG), contributing to the design, development, and integration of next‑generation HBM SoC logic die. You will work closely with architecture, verification, physical design, firmware, and product teams to implement robust, high‑performance SoC solutions that meet ambitious power, performance, area, and schedule targets. You will also work to enable and integrate AI-driven tools and AI-enabled workflows into the team's methodologies. Key Responsibilities Design and implement RTL for SoC‑level blocks and subsystems used in HBM logic die. Integrate internal and third‑party IP (e.g., controllers, microcontrollers, NOC, RAS, MBIST, interfaces, adapters, buffers, PHY‑adjacent logic). Collaborate with SoC architects to translate architectural and micro‑architectural specifications into high‑quality RTL implementations. Participate in SoC‑level integration activities, including clocking, reset, power intent, and configuration infrastructure. Assist with pre‑silicon validation and post‑silicon bring‑up, including root‑cause analysis of silicon issues. Contribute to design documentation, block specifications, and design reviews. Collaborate multi-functionally with Product Engineering, Test, Probe, Process Integration, and Manufacturing to ensure robust and manufacturable builds. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engin

Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. With AI redefining the computing paradigm, solutions must evolve to unify innovations in software models, compilers, platforms, networking, and semiconductors. Our diverse team of technologists have developed a high performance RISC-V CPU from scratch, and share a passion for AI and a deep desire to build the best AI platform possible. We value collaboration, curiosity, and a commitment to solving hard problems. We are growing our team and looking for contributors of all seniorities. We are looking for a Staff Digital Design Engineer to help define, build, and optimize high-performance IP and SoC architectures for next-gen AI and compute workloads. This role is ideal for engineers who thrive at the intersection of microarchitecture, RTL implementation, and performance-aware design. This role is hybrid, based out of Toronto, Ottawa, Boston, or Austin. We welcome candidates at various experience levels for this role. During the interview process, candidates will be assessed for the appropriate level, and offers will align with that level, which may differ from the one in this posting. Who You Are A digital design expert with a deep understanding of computer architecture and IP microarchitecture. Skilled in RTL development (Verilog/VHDL) and familiar with full ASIC flows. Comfortable optimizing for power, performance, and area (PPA) under aggressive design goals. A naturally collaborative and technical engineer — you thrive in spec definition, peer reviews, and team-wide planning. What We Need Architecture and RTL implementation of Tenstorrent’s custom IP blocks and SoC components. Performance-aware design decisions for compute, interconnect, or memory-heavy blocks. Occasional contributions to validation using emulation, FPGA prototyping, or UVM flows. Strong synthesis and timing closure awareness to support backend

We are now looking for a Senior Chip Design RTL Design Engineer for the Switch Silicon group. As a Chip Design Engineer at NVIDIA's Networking business unit, you'll join a group of passionate engineers to design and implement the next generation state of the art Switch Silicon chips. In this position, you'll make a real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company while developing the industry's best high-speed communication devices, delivering the highest throughput and lowest latency! What you'll be doing: Work in a combined design and verification team which develops some of the switch silicon core units. Plan and Design RTL units / blocks according to Arch & Micro arch specifications under challenging constraints with high orientation to power, area, and performance. Build reference models, verify and simulate chip blocks/entities according to specifications. Work closely with multiple teams within organizations such as Architecture, Micro- Architecture, and FW. What we need to see: B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering. 4&#43; years of experience in RTL design or RTL verification. Previous experience in networking - an advantage. A team player with good communication and interpersonal skills. NVIDIA has some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. Are you creative and autonomous? Do you love the challenge of crafting the highest performance & lowest power silicon possible? If so, we want to hear from you. Come, join our Switch Silicon design team and help us build the next chip in this exciting and quickly growing field. #LI-Hybrid <

About the Team OpenAI’s Hardware organization develops AI-native silicon and system-level solutions for the unique demands of advanced AI workloads. Building on efforts like Jalapeño, the team is developing future generations of AI-native silicon and tightly integrated systems to power the next generation of frontier models. By co-designing chips, systems, tools, and methodologies, the team helps deliver faster, more efficient, and production-ready hardware for OpenAI’s supercomputing platform. About the Role We are seeking a highly skilled Physical Design Engineer with deep expertise in physical design and methodology. This individual contributor role sits within our physical design team and is central to delivering power, performance, and area (PPA) optimized datapath and interconnect solutions for next-generation AI accelerators. You’ll work closely with RTL designers to define and execute on physical design strategies. You will develop tools, flows and methodologies to increase team productivity. Your work will directly impact silicon’s performance and cost efficiency, as well as the team’s execution velocity and quality. In this role, you will: Develop, build and own tools, flows and methodologies for physical implementation Own physical implementation of floorplan blocks from floorplanning to final signoff Collaborate with RTL designers to drive optimal block implementation solutions Analyze and optimize design for timing, power, and area trade-offs, working in collaboration with EDA vendors and ASIC partners Qualifications: BS w/ 4+ or MS with 2+ years or PhD with 0-1 year(s) of relevant industry experience in physical design and methodology development Demonstrated success in taping out complex silicon designs Hands-on experience with block physical implementation and PPA convergence Strong coding experience with python, bazel, TCL Strong experience building physical design tools, flows and methodologies Strong understanding of microarchitecture, RTL design,