CPU Architecture and RTL Design Engineer - IE, Dublin, Ireland
Digital Design & SoC Architecture
Originally posted 22 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
What you'll do
- Collaborate with a dedicated team of engineers to define and implement CPL microarchitecture for AMD CPUs.
- Reliably deliver a design from concept through tapeout by innovating through complex and challenging requirements.
- Drive design closure gaining experience with Static Timing, CDC/Gate CDC, and Static Power analysis.
- Make technical contributions and innovations that enable high performance, high frequency, and power efficiency on caches, fabrics, and interfaces of our server, desktop, and laptop CPUs.
What you'll need
- Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering.
- Understanding of modern CPU architecture.
- Proficiency with Verilog HDL, Clock/Power Domain Crossing concepts, and Power Management concepts.
Nice to have
- Prior experience designing shared cache or last level cache and related IPs.
Market context
This role has been open 10 days — well below the 60-day median for Digital/RTL Design roles.
Digital/RTL Design · RTL Design
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Open roles in category
977
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Median days open
60 d
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Median salary
$184k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (977 roles · 101 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 65 | 977 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 260 | 3110 · 114 employers |
| Median days open | 45 d | 60 d (−15 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $184k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 144 open roles · median 57 d
- Synopsys · 68 open roles · median 23 d
- AMD (this employer) · 65 open roles · median 45 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 47 open roles · median 79 d
- Analog Devices · 45 open roles · median 38 d
- NVIDIA · 45 open roles · median 57 d
How we counted: 977 open Digital/RTL Design (RTL Design) roles from 101 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 3 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.