Sr. Staff SoC RTL Engineer - Austin, Texas, United States
Originally posted 21 July 2026 by the employer.
Architect and deliver digital hardware for ultra-low-power MCUs and SoCs featuring ARM-based subsystems and AMBA interconnects.
About the role
Ambiq Micro is seeking a Sr. Staff SoC RTL Engineer to architect, design, and deliver digital hardware across the full silicon lifecycle, from microarchitecture and RTL development through tapeout and silicon bring-up. The position focuses on ultra-low-power MCUs and SoCs powering connected sensors, wearables, and edge devices.
What you'll do
- Define the microarchitecture of digital SoC modules and subsystems, and develop production-quality RTL using Verilog and SystemVerilog. - Own complex blocks from initial specification through pre-tapeout signoff and design closure. - Integrate internal and third-party IP into MCU and SoC platforms, including ARM-based CPU subsystems and AMBA-based interconnects (AHB, APB, AXI). - Partner with verification engineers on test planning, debug, and coverage closure, and collaborate with Physical Design teams on timing, power, and area issues. - Run, analyze, and resolve LINT, CDC, and RDC violations across digital designs. - Implement low-power design techniques such as clock gating, power management, and efficient data movement, while supporting FPGA prototyping and silicon bring-up.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field. - 8+ years of hands-on ASIC or SoC RTL design experience. - Verilog and SystemVerilog development skills with ownership of complex digital blocks, IPs, or subsystems. - Experience creating or contributing to architecture and microarchitecture specifications. - Understanding of front-end ASIC development, including synthesis, timing, LINT, CDC, and RDC. - Familiarity with ARM-based SoCs, CPU subsystems, or AMBA protocols such as AHB, APB, or AXI, along with experience supporting tapeout, silicon bring-up, or post-silicon debug.
This role has been open 88 days — well above the 61-day median for Digital/RTL Design roles.
Digital/RTL Design · RTL Design
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Open roles in category
1036
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Median days open
61 d
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Median salary
$185k
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| Metric | Ambiq Micro | All employers we track in this specialty (1036 roles · 103 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 5 | 1036 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 13 | 3224 · 116 employers |
| Median days open | 88 d | 61 d (+27 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 140 open roles · median 65 d
- Synopsys · 86 open roles · median 33 d
- AMD · 71 open roles · median 39 d
- Analog Devices · 47 open roles · median 51 d
- NVIDIA · 42 open roles · median 61 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 42 open roles · median 87 d
How we counted: 1036 open Digital/RTL Design (RTL Design) roles from 103 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 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.