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# RTL Design Engineer

- **Company:** Etched, LLC
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Boolean Algebra, Electronic Design Automation, Ethernet, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, PCI Express, Scripting, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Large Language Models
- **Published:** October 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/rtl-design-engineer-san-jose-ca--45cf758d-fa78-41cc-962a-a8ba1911c05e

## About the Role

* 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 (Nice-to-have qualifications)

 * Experience with PCIe, Ethernet, or HBM technologies
 * Familiarity with modern ML and LLM model architectures.
 * Familiarity with numerical representations and functions
 * Ability to program with Python or another scripting language

## Description

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