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Cerebras · 2 months ago

Lead RTL Design Engineer

positionSunnyvale, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityLead/Staff
money$175K/yr - $275K/yr
date10+ years exp

Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, providing industry-leading training and inference speeds for machine learning applications. As a Lead RTL Design Engineer, you will drive all aspects of chip design and collaborate with various teams to develop innovative semiconductor architectures.

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Responsibilities

Drive all aspects of chip design, including Functional Specification, Micro-architecture, RTL development, Synthesis
Managing external ASIC vendor through product development cycle
Work closely with PD team members for design closure to meet PPA goals
Work closely with Design verification and DFT teams for achieving the best functional and test coverage
Work with software and system teams to understand opportunities to deliver optimal performance and feature set for the product
Debug silicon-level functional, timing, and power issues during bring up

Qualification

RTL designFront End Chip integrationHigh-speed IO designNetworking stackScripting toolsVendor managementMachine learning experienceCollaboration skills

Required

Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
Can work in a hybrid work environment
10+ years of experience in delivering complex, high performance high quality RTL designs
Experience with Front End Chip integration and third-party IP integration
Demonstrated experience in networking, high-performance computing, machine learning or related fields
Proven track record of multiple silicon success
Experience collaborating and managing external vendors
Experience with designing/integrating high speed IO
Networking stack experience including TCP/IP, RDMA and Ethernet
Knowledge of PCIe, CPU interfaces and Serdes technology
Working knowledge of scripting tools: Python, TCL

Preferred

Experience with FPGA development toolchain, including Place and Route, Floor planning and Timing Analysis is a plus

Benefits

Bonus
Equity

Company

Cerebras

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Cerebras Systems is the world's fastest AI inference. We are powering the future of generative AI.
dateFounded in 2016
location
Sunnyvale, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
https://cerebras.ai

H1B Sponsorship

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2024 (16)
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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.82B
Key Investors
Alpha Wave VenturesVy CapitalCoatue
2025-12-03Secondary Market
2025-09-30Series G· $1.1B
2024-09-27Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Andrew Feldman
CEO & Founder
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Bob Komin
Chief Financial Officer
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