Baidu USA
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CPU Design Architect / Principal Digital Design Engineer

Location
Sunnyvale, CA · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Executive
Experience
5+ years
Education
Master's degree
Listed
31 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • RISC CPU architecture
  • RTL integration
  • static timing analysis

Also useful

  • SMP
  • snoop-based multiprocessor
  • post-silicon debug

About the role

Design cost effective controller with high performance, low power and small area for cellular modem. This position will work with multi-nation teams in leading-edge process node and be involved in:

  • Perform CPU development and design integration for MIPS CPU subsystem.
  • Explore latest technologies and be responsible for conducting fundamental research on new directions in CPU architecture
  • Contribute ideas for advanced CPU performance features - analyze workloads in details, identify performance bottlenecks and opportunities, bring a data driven approach to tradeoffs in CPU design, derive architecture and micro-architecture to design/model implantation team, and bring ideas to successful silicon

Minimum Qualifications

  • Master Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
  • At least 5 years of CPU related Architect/RTL/Verification/Implementation design experience
  • Knowledge and practical experience with common RISC CPU architecture.
  • Familiarity with chip digital design flow, including RTL integration, simulation, STA.
  • Understanding of high performance techniques and trade-offs in a CPU microarchitecture
  • Ability to problem solve and prove own ideas

Preferred Qualifications

  • PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Computer Engineering is a PLUS
  • 8+ years of CPU related Architect/RTL/Verification/Implementation design experience
  • Strong CPU architecture knowledge and micro-architecture knowledge
  • Familiarity with Symmetric Multi-processing (SMP) and Snoop-based multi-processor architecture.
  • Familiarity with synthesis, power analysis and post silicon debugging
  • Cross-site working experience is a PLUS.
  • Common knowledge in modeling/DV/OS is a PLUS.
  • Experience with Foundry, Post-Silicon, FPGA, DVT, SLT debug is a PLUS.

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From Baidu USA's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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