CPU Core RTL Design Engineer

About the role

As a CPU Core RTL Design Engineer at AMD, you will be part of a team that designs and optimizes high-performance processor cores for a variety of AMD products, including client, server, and AI platforms. Your work directly impacts the performance, power efficiency, and scalability of future CPU designs.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement RTL for CPU core pipeline components and related logic
• Contribute to microarchitecture definition for next-generation processor cores
• Collaborate with architecture, verification, and performance teams to deliver optimized designs
• Analyze and improve performance, power, and timing characteristics
• Support design verification, synthesis, timing closure, and physical design efforts
• Debug and resolve pre-silicon and post-silicon issues
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align on design trade-offs and execution
• Contribute to scalable RTL methodologies, libraries, and best practices

Qualifications

• Experience with Verilog/SystemVerilog RTL development in CPU, SoC, or ASIC environments
• Strong understanding of modern CPU architecture, especially out-of-order cores
• Expertise in logic design and high-speed processor pipeline development
• Experience with load/store units or similar core subsystems
• Knowledge of power-efficient and low-power design techniques, including timing and power optimization
• Experience with synthesis, place-and-route, and timing closure
• Experience debugging and optimizing designs in collaboration with performance and verification teams
• Exposure to the full product lifecycle, from architecture through post-silicon debug
• Familiarity with physical design, scripting (e.g., Python, Tcl), and concepts such as DFT, clocking, reset, and power management

Preferred Experience

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field

Benefits

The benefits offered by AMD are described in the provided text. AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.