NPU/AI Processor Architecture (RTL) Design, Staff/Sr Staff

About the role

Qualcomm Hexagon NPU Team builds high‑performance, energy‑efficient CPU and AI processors for a broad spectrum of AI use cases. The Senior RTL Design Engineer will develop micro‑architecture, RTL coding, and debug for CPU/AI blocks, including floating‑point, matrix‑multiply engines, vector extensions, and RISC‑V features. Role is based in Bangalore, India, on‑site, focusing on PPA optimization, RAS, and power‑management architecture.

What you’ll do

• Develop and code RTL for CPU/AI processor blocks
• Create and verify micro‑architecture specifications
• Debug and validate silicon implementations
• Optimize designs for power, performance, and area
• Implement reliability, availability, serviceability features
• Collaborate on power‑management architecture and flows
• Perform functional safety (FUSA) analyses
• Support system and silicon debug activities

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related field with 6+ years experience
• Master's degree with 5+ years experience
• PhD with 4+ years experience

Nice to have

• RTL design of high‑performance CPU/AI processors
• Computer arithmetic and floating‑point design
• Matrix‑multiply and vector extension implementation
• Memory subsystem design including caches and coherence
• Branch prediction, out‑of‑order execution
• Multi‑processor and multi‑threaded system design
• RISC‑V architecture knowledge
• Power, performance, area (PPA) optimization

Skills