Principal Engineer- CPU Circuit Design - Bangalore, India
Originally posted 7 September 2026 by the employer.
As CPU Circuit Design Lead, you will lead the development of advanced digital circuits for custom blocks such as SRAM, register files, memory compilers, Custom Data path, and caches.
About the role
As CPU Circuit Design Lead, you will lead the development of advanced digital circuits for custom blocks such as SRAM, register files, memory compilers, Custom Data path, and caches.
What you'll do
- Design digital circuits for custom blocks, including SRAM, register files, memory compilers, Custom Data path, and caches.
- Develop floorplans and optimize circuits for power, performance, area, timing, and yield goals.
- Perform circuit design, schematic entry, simulation, and verification to ensure functionality and reliability.
- Manage, guide, and support the activities and performance of circuit design engineers in team across memory, and/or custom digital domains.
- Provide strategic direction on design drawings, test plans, electrical and timing analysis, and component evaluation.
- Improve and automate design flows and methodologies for streamlined execution.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's OR Master degree in electrical engineering or electronics engineering, or a related field with 17+ years of experience in circuit design.
- Proficiency in circuit design, simulation tools, and methodologies.
- Expertise in optimizing circuits for performance, power, area, timing, and yield goals.
- Strong understanding of memory blocks, transistor level design and test tools.
Nice to have
- Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor technical teams and foster collaboration.
- Proven track record in driving technical strategy and delivering leadership solutions across an organization.
- Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
Skills: SRAM, register files, memory compilers, Custom Data path, caches, circuit design
This role has been open 28 days — well below the 69-day median for Memory Design roles.
Memory Design · Memory Design
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Open roles in category
287
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Median days open
69 d
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Median salary
$205k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Intel Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (287 roles · 29 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 4 | 287 |
| Median days open | 66 d | 69 d (−3 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $205k |
Skills observed across this category: SRAM, register files, memory compilers, Custom Data path, caches, circuit design
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 151 open roles · median 86 d
- Synopsys · 27 open roles · median 49 d
- SanDisk · 17 open roles · median 32 d
- Broadcom · 16 open roles · median 50 d
- Qualcomm · 12 open roles · median 149 d
- NVIDIA · 7 open roles · median 59 d
How we counted: 287 open Memory Design (Memory Design) roles from 29 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 5 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. Figures refresh nightly.