CPU RTL Design Manager
Intel · Posted Oct 26
Semiconductor manufacturing, microprocessors, data center solutions, and artificial intelligence infrastructure
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About the role
Intel's P-Core organization develops CPU microarchitecture solutions for next-generation Server and Client products. The Memory Execution Unit (MEU) Front-End development team is responsible for RTL design, design verification, and formal verification across the MEU cluster. This manager role owns end-to-end execution from architecture definition through RTL implementation, pre-silicon validation, quality signoff, and silicon readiness while leading and growing the engineering team.
What you will do
- Own end-to-end delivery of the MEU cluster across RTL, DV, and Formal Verification functions.
- Drive microarchitecture reviews, implementation strategy, verification closure, and quality signoff.
- Ensure delivery of features meeting Power, Performance, Area (PPA), Quality, Reliability, and Security objectives.
- Define execution strategy, milestones, risk mitigation plans, and resource allocation.
- Drive adoption of advanced methodologies, automation, AI-assisted debug, formal technologies, and verification innovations.
- Lead and grow an experienced team of RTL, DV, and Formal Verification engineers and technical leads.
- Build leadership bench strength and succession plans.
- Drive talent development, mentoring, career growth, retention, and organization health.
- Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Partner with Architecture, Design, Validation, Physical Design, DFT, Power, Security, and Product Engineering teams. Influence technical decisions across multiple organizations and geographies. Drive effective stakeholder management and executive communication.
- Deliver predictable execution against major CPU program milestones, bug prevention, early bug interception, coverage closure, and validation quality improvements. Ensure robust pre-silicon quality metrics and risk-based signoff methodology. Establish best practices for RTL, DV, and Formal Verification across the organization.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 15+ years of industry experience, or Master's degree with 12+ years of experience.
- 5+ years of engineering management experience leading senior technical teams.
- Strong expertise in CPU microarchitecture, RTL design, verification methodologies, and formal verification.
- Proven experience delivering complex SoC/CPU products from definition through silicon.
- Deep understanding of SystemVerilog, verification methodologies, assertions, coverage-driven verification, and formal tools.
- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional programs and geographically distributed teams.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience leading large Front-End CPU organizations spanning RTL, DV, and Formal Verification.
- Expertise in Out-of-Order CPUs, Memory Subsystems, Cache Coherency, or Execution Units.
- Strong understanding of performance, power, security, and quality tradeoffs.
- Experience driving AI/ML-based validation methodologies and automation initiatives.
- Proven track record of building high-performing organizations and developing future leaders.
- Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
Benefits and support
- Hybrid work model
About Intel
Intel Corporation is a global technology leader focused on the design and manufacturing of microprocessors, integrated circuits, and advanced data center infrastructure. The company drives innovation across personal computing, artificial intelligence, and cloud ecosystems while operating a major semiconductor foundry business. Intel delivers foundational silicon and packaging solutions that power modern digital infrastructure worldwide.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 10001+ employees
- Founded
- 1968
- Location
- Santa Clara, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Lip-Bu Tan
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Pushkar Ranade
Chief Technology Officer and Chief of Staff to the CEO
Executive Vice President – Chief Technology and Operations Officer, General Manager Intel Foundry
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