Staff RTL Engineer

Staff RTL Design Engineer - California - $250k +

A next-level GPU startup are on the lookout for an RTL Design Engineer to join a team developing next-generation complex semiconductor products. This role offers the opportunity to work on challenging digital design projects, collaborating with architecture, verification, and implementation teams throughout the development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement RTL for complex digital systems using Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Develop high-performance SoC subsystems, interconnects, and memory-related components.
• Translate architectural specifications into high-quality, synthesizable RTL.
• Optimise designs for performance, power, and area.
• Support verification activities through debug, issue resolution, and design reviews.
• Collaborate with implementation teams to support timing closure and design integration.
• Participate in technical discussions, code reviews, and system-level design activities.
• Support silicon bring-up and debug activities when required.

Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of ASIC or SoC design experience.
• Strong RTL design expertise using Verilog and/or SystemVerilog.
• Experience developing complex digital systems and SoC components.
• Understanding of industry-standard on-chip communication protocols and subsystem integration.
• Strong knowledge of pipelining, arbitration, memory systems, and high-performance digital design techniques.
• Familiarity with synthesis, timing analysis, and low-power design methodologies.
• Experience using leading semiconductor EDA tool flows.
• Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior engineer looking to contribute to complex silicon development within a collaborative and technically challenging environment.