Senior CPU Design Engineer

About the role

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior CPU Design Engineer to join our team. This role involves designing the world's leading CPUs, working on a global team focused on pushing the boundaries of what is possible in computing.

Responsibilities

• Drive the micro-architecture definition, feasibility studies, and documentation of CPU sub-systems.
• Implement in RTL and coordinate with the verification team to ensure functionality.
• Optimize and meet performance, timing, and power targets through logic design skills.
• Deliver a synthesis/timing clean design while collaborating with the physical design team to ensure routability and physical implementability.
• Support hardware engineering activities including chip floor plan, power/clock distribution, chip assembly, timing closure, power and noise analysis, and back-end verification.
• Develop flows and tools as necessary to support design activities.

Requirements

• A BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of proven experience in micro-architecture and RTL development of complex, high-speed designs, preferably in CPU subsystems.
• Exposure to Computer Architecture and Digital Systems design.
• Highly proficient in logic design, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog, with a deep understanding of physical design and VLSI.
• Strengths in scripting languages such as Perl, Python.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience).

Skills

• Experience with micro-architecture design.
• Proficiency in Verilog and/or SystemVerilog.
• Strong background in logic design.
• Knowledge of physical design and VLSI.
• Experience with scripting languages like Perl, Python.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.
• Generous benefits package.

Pay

• Base salary range: $168,000 - $264,500 for Level 4, and $196,000 - $310,500 for Level 5.

Schedule

• Full-time position.

Contact Information

• Applications accepted until March 20, 2026.
• Contact: [NVIDIA Recruiting Team]