Design Engineer

Job description

CPU RTL Design Engineer - Cambridge (Onsite)

About the Role

We are hiring a CPU RTL Design Engineer to work on next-generation high-performance, low-power processors. This role sits at the intersection of architecture, microarchitecture, and RTL implementation, with early involvement across the full product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with CPU architects to explore and define high-performance microarchitectural strategies
• Drive microarchitecture development from early concept through detailed specification
• Own RTL design, development, refinement, and optimisation across power, performance, area, and timing
• Support functional verification through close collaboration with verification teams
• Support performance verification to ensure architectural and RTL goals are met
• Partner with physical design and cross-functional teams to deliver robust, manufacturable designs
• Contribute to timing, power, reliability, testability, and area closure

Required Experience

• Strong understanding of CPU and microprocessor architecture
• Deep expertise in one or more of the following:
• Instruction fetch and decode
• Branch prediction
• Instruction scheduling and register renaming
• Cache, memory subsystems, and prefetching
• Hands-on RTL development experience using Verilog and/or VHDL
• Experience with simulation, debug, and waveform analysis tools
• Solid grasp of logic design fundamentals, timing, and power trade-offs
• Understanding of low-power and high-performance CPU design techniques
• Experience using scripting languages such as Python or Perl

Nice to Have

• Exposure to performance modelling or architectural exploration
• Experience working closely with physical design teams

In accordance with local employment laws, applicants must have current, valid authorisation to work in Germany at the time of application. We are unable to sponsor employment visas for this role. Applications from individuals without existing work authorisation for the UK cannot be considered.

If this sounds interesting and you'd like to learn more, click the link below to apply or email me with a copy of your CV on william@eu-recruit.com

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Cambridgeshire

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

14-01-2026

Profession type

Design / Fashion

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English