CPU Micro-architect/RTL Designer

Qualcomm

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On-site
Location
Austin, TXSanta Clara, CA
Salary
$148,300–$250,700 / yr
Posted
103 days ago
Closes
Sep 13, 2026
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99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · CPU Micro-architect/RTL Designer

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As a Senior CPU Micro-architecture and RTL Design Engineer at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., you will collaborate with chip architects to develop high-performance, low-power devices by exploring performance metrics, defining microarchitectures, and specifying detailed designs. Your daily tasks include developing and refining RTL code to meet power, performance, area, and timing goals while supporting functional and performance verification efforts. You will also work closely with a multi-functional engineering team to ensure the physical design meets reliability, testability, and low-power requirements. Ideal candidates possess expertise in microprocessor architecture, including instruction fetch, decode, branch prediction, scheduling, and cache management, along with proficiency in Verilog or VHDL, logic design principles, and scripting languages like Perl or Python.

Skills

Verilog VHDL Perl Python Waveform debugging tools Simulators Instruction fetch and decode Branch prediction Instruction scheduling Register renaming Out-of-order execution Integer execution Floating point execution Load/store execution Prefetching Cache subsystems Memory subsystems Logic design principles Timing analysis Power analysis Low power techniques High performance techniques

What you'll do

  • Conceive and develop the micro-architecture for high-performance CPUs.
  • Define detailed specifications for CPU microarchitecture throughout product lifecycle.
  • Develop RTL design to meet power, performance, area, and timing goals.
  • Support functional verification of RTL designs to ensure accuracy.
  • Verify that RTL designs achieve specified performance benchmarks.
  • Collaborate on physical design implementation with multi-functional teams.

What we're looking for

  • Extensive experience in CPU micro-architecture development.
  • Proficiency in Verilog and VHDL for RTL design.
  • Expertise in low power and high performance techniques.
  • Knowledge of instruction fetch, decode, scheduling, and renaming.
  • Experience with functional verification and performance validation.

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