CPU Implementation Lead Engineer

Santa Clara Posted 12/9/2025 Leaves the board in 5 days

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As a CPU Implementation Lead Engineer, you will own or participate in the following:

• CPU IP delivery
• Work with multi-functional engineering teams to implement and validate physical design in the aspects of timing, power, area, electrical analysis, functionality, reliability, and testability
• Work extensively with the partition implementation team to make area/frequency/performance/power tradeoffs and remove bottlenecks in meeting design targets and delivery schedule
• Participate in the definition and enhancement of RTL-to-GDS flow through synthesis and place-and-route targeting aggressive targets for power, performance, and area
• Mentor junior engineers

Minimum Qualifications
Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
Experience in driving chip implementation from definition phase to silicon correlation
Experience working with cross-functional teams spanning technology, architecture, RTL & Physical design
Experience in synthesis & place-and-route

Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with high performance microprocessor architecture fundamentals
Experience in leading initiatives for improving power, performance, & area on CPUs
Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications
Understanding of low power microarchitecture and implementation techniques
Experience with scripting in Perl and/or TCL
Design experience in deep submicron technologies and basic transistor level design and device physics