CPU Microarchitecture & Cache RTL Design Engineer - CO, Ft Collins, United States
Originally posted 23 September 2026 by the employer.
Design high-performance, energy-efficient cache and fabric solutions for AMD’s server, client, and gaming products.
About the role
As a VLSI RTL Design Engineer, you will design and implement high-performance, energy-efficient cache and fabric solutions.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with Cache and CPU Architects to design, document, and execute optimized high-performance Cache and Routing Fabric designs.
- Collaborate with Physical Design teams to develop RTL optimized for physical implementation and timing closure.
- Collaborate with Design Verification teams to develop architectures and features that are clearly documented and verifiable.
- Collaborate with Design for Test teams to develop RTL that is reliable, testable, and manufacturable.
- Work across global teams to solve complex architectural interactions between IP and SoC designs.
- Guide and mentor other engineers.
What you'll need
- Experience with Cache architecture development and execution, including Cache Controller and Array RTL implementation.
- Experience with CPU Coherency, Coherent NoC, Cache Allocation and Replacement Policy, Quality of Service, Fairness, and Forward Progress architecture and implementation.
- Experience with Digital RTL Design, Verilog HDL, and scripting.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
This role has been open 23 days — well below the 61-day median for Digital/RTL Design roles.
Digital/RTL Design · RTL Design
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Open roles in category
1024
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Median days open
61 d
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Median salary
$185k
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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 (1024 roles · 103 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 71 | 1024 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 251 | 3205 · 115 employers |
| Median days open | 37 d | 61 d (−24 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 140 open roles · median 63 d
- Synopsys · 86 open roles · median 31 d
- AMD (this employer) · 71 open roles · median 37 d
- Analog Devices · 47 open roles · median 49 d
- NVIDIA · 44 open roles · median 59 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 42 open roles · median 85 d
How we counted: 1024 open Digital/RTL Design (RTL Design) roles from 103 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 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.