Lead RTL Engineer (CPU & Processor Design)

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Lead RTL Engineer (CPU & Processor Design) based in India.

This is a high-impact technical leadership role within a cutting-edge semiconductor environment focused on next-generation CPU and processor innovation. The engineer will drive RTL design from microarchitecture through silicon tapeout, playing a critical role in shaping advanced compute architectures. The position blends deep hands-on RTL engineering with leadership responsibilities across cross-functional hardware teams, including architecture, verification, and physical design. You will contribute directly to performance-critical datapath and processor subsystems while ensuring robust synthesis, timing closure, and design quality. Operating in a fast-paced hardware development lifecycle, you will help translate complex architectural concepts into silicon-ready implementations. This role is ideal for an expert RTL engineer who thrives in ownership-heavy environments and enjoys solving highly complex processor design challenges.