CPU RTL Design Engineer

Location: US, Arizona, Phoenix

Job Details

The Role

Join Intel's CPU design team and help develop theprocessors that power the next generation of computing.

As a CPU RTL Design Engineer, you will contribute to the logic design, microarchitecture, and RTL development of Intel processors. You will develop and optimize RTL, validate design functionality through simulation and debug, and work across architecture, verification, physical design, and SoC integration teams to deliver high-quality CPU designs.

This is an opportunity to solve complex engineering problems while building deeper expertise in CPU architecture, microarchitecture, digital logic design, SystemVerilog/Verilog, and power, performance, area, and timing optimization.

What You’ll Do

Key responsibilities will include but not limited to

• Develop and implement high-quality logic designs for CPU features, ensuring compliance with architecture and microarchitecture specifications.
• Write and optimize RTL code to meet power, performance, area, and timing goals for physical design implementation.
• Collaborate with architecture teams to define and refine the microarchitectural features of the CPU.
• Review verification plans, analyze test results, and resolve failing RTL tests to ensure feature correctness.
• Document microarchitectural specifications (MAS) for CPU designs.
• Support system-on-chip (SoC) customers to ensure seamless integration of your CPU designs into larger systems.

Behavioral traits that we are looking for

• Problem solving: Uses structured analysis and engineering judgment to diagnose complex design and RTL issues.
• Collaboration: Works effectively with engineers across architecture, design, verification, physical design, and SoC integration.
• Communication: Clearly communicates technical concepts, design decisions, tradeoffs, and issues to technical partners.
• Learning agility: Learns new architectures, methodologies, tools, and design concepts and applies them effectively.
• Attention to detail: Applies engineering rigor when implementing, reviewing, debugging, and documenting designs.
• Continuous improvement: Looks for opportunities to improve design quality, engineering efficiency, and development methodologies.
• Intel invests in our people and offers a complete and competitive package of benefits employees and their families through every stage of life.
• See Intel Benefits for more details.

Qualifications

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. Requirements listed would be obtained through a combination of industry relevant job experience, internship experiences and or schoolwork/classes/research.

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Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field with 3+ years of relevant experience; OR
• Master's degree in the same filed with 1+ years of relevant experience; OR
• PhD in the same field 3+ months of educational experience.

Your experience described above must be in the following

• Experience with digital logic design and RTL development.
• Experience coding in SystemVerilog and/or Verilog.
• Experience with RTL simulation, functional validation, and/or debugging.
• Experience with architecture, microarchitecture, or digital design concepts,

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

Experience developing or working from microarchitecture specifications.

Experience working with design verification and debugging RTL failures.

Why Join This Team?

Be part of a team developing next-generation CPU technology while expanding your expertise in RTL design and CPU microarchitecture. You’ll solve challenging engineering problems, take ownership of meaningful design work, and collaborate with experienced engineers across architecture, verification, physical design, and SoC integration. This is an opportunity to grow your technical capabilities while contributing to innovative processor designs that help shape the future of computing.

Job Type

Experienced Hire

Shift

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location

US, Arizona, Phoenix

Additional Locations

US, Texas, Austin

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.

Position of Trust

N/A

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: $105,650.00-200,340.00 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 be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.

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Additional Locations: US, Texas, Austin