RTL Design Engineer

Etched

• $130K — $160K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in RTL development
  • Expertise in high-speed digital logic
  • Skilled in standard RTL design and synthesis tools
  • Familiar with verification methods and test bench writing
  • Quick learner, especially regarding modern AI technologies

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement design verification strategies for ASICs
  • Ensure AI chips operate efficiently and accurately
  • Collaborate on projects involving floating point math computations
  • Provide feedback to architecture teams for optimal design
  • Adapt quickly to new challenges in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance with full premium coverage for employees
  • Generous housing subsidy for local employees
  • Free daily lunch and dinner in the office
  • Relocation assistance for incoming employees moving to Cupertino
Full Job Description
RTL Design Engineer

As an RTL Engineer at Etched, you will be critical in ensuring that our AI chips operate correctly and efficiently. You will develop and implement design verification strategies for both our existing and upcoming ASIC designs.

In this role, you will work closely with state-of-the-art architectures for machine learning. You do not need to have experience working with these yet, but you will be willing and able to learn quickly. You will work in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of autonomy, and be responsible for a key part of Etched's success.

Representative projects:
  • Implement a block to efficiently compute floating point math operators
  • Provide feedback to the uArch team to make sure blocks meet timing and area constraints

You may be a good fit if you:
  • At least 5 years of work experience in RTL development.
  • Experience with high-speed digital logic.
  • Proficiency in standard RTL design and synthesis tools
  • Familiarity with verification work and writing test benches
  • Are able to learn quickly about transformers and other aspects of modern artificial intelligence
  • Willing to start quickly

Strong candidates may also have experience with:
  • Experience with PCIe, Ethernet, or HBM technologies
  • Familiarity with transformer models and machine learning.
  • Familiarity with numerical representations and functions
  • Ability to program with Python or another scripting language

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification.

Benefits:
  • Full medical, dental, and vision packages, with 100% of premium covered, 90% for dependents
  • Housing subsidy of $2,000/month for those living within walking distance of the office
  • Daily lunch and dinner in our office
  • Relocation support for those moving to Cupertino

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