CPU RTL Design Manager

Overview

Lead the Memory Execution Unit (MEU) Front-End development team responsible for CPU microarchitecture solutions for next-generation Server and Client products, owning end-to-end execution across RTL Design, Design Verification, and Formal Verification.

What you'll do

• Own end-to-end delivery of the MEU cluster across RTL, DV, and Formal Verification functions.
• Drive microarchitecture reviews, implementation strategy, verification closure, and quality signoff.
• Ensure delivery of features meeting Power, Performance, Area (PPA), Quality, Reliability, and Security objectives.
• Define execution strategy, milestones, risk mitigation plans, and resource allocation.
• Drive adoption of advanced methodologies, automation, AI-assisted debug, formal technologies, and verification innovations.
• Lead and grow an experienced team of RTL, DV, and Formal Verification engineers and technical leads.
• Build leadership bench strength and succession plans.
• Drive talent development, mentoring, career growth, retention, and organization health.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Architecture, Design, Validation, Physical Design, DFT, Power, Security, and Product Engineering teams.
• Influence technical decisions across multiple organizations and geographies.
• Drive effective stakeholder management and executive communication.
• Deliver predictable execution against major CPU program milestones, bug prevention, early bug interception, coverage closure, and validation quality improvements.
• Ensure robust pre-silicon quality metrics and risk-based signoff methodology.
• Establish best practices for RTL, DV, and Formal Verification across the organization.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 15+ years of industry experience, or Master's degree with 12+ years of experience.
• 5+ years of engineering management experience leading senior technical teams.
• Strong expertise in CPU microarchitecture, RTL design, verification methodologies, and formal verification.
• Proven experience delivering complex SoC/CPU products from definition through silicon.
• Deep understanding of SystemVerilog, verification methodologies, assertions, coverage-driven verification, and formal tools.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional programs and geographically distributed teams.

Nice to have

• Experience leading large Front-End CPU organizations spanning RTL, DV, and Formal Verification.
• Expertise in Out-of-Order CPUs, Memory Subsystems, Cache Coherency, or Execution Units.
• Strong understanding of performance, power, security, and quality tradeoffs.
• Experience driving AI/ML-based validation methodologies and automation initiatives.
• Proven track record of building high-performing organizations and developing future leaders.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

Details

• Location: India, Bangalore (Shift 1, India).
• Work model: Hybrid, splitting time between on-site at the assigned Intel site and off-site.
• Job type: Experienced Hire.