Intel
Senior Out-of-Order CPU Architect
$191K–$361K
US, Texas, Austin · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 19, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ consecutive years; 10+ years in out-of-order CPU pipeline work; 5+ years writing and owning RTL through convergence; 2+ years building advanced schedulers.
About the job
Architects and specifies high-performance and low-power CPU designs, from defining architecture and microarchitecture features to validating designs and guiding implementation.
What you'll do
- Define CPU architecture specifications and performance, power, frequency, area, and feature targets.
- Develop microarchitecture features and instruction-set extensions, and create test plans, functional simulations, and test infrastructure.
- Collaborate across architecture, design, verification, and validation teams; assist with RTL implementation and timing or power convergence when needed.
What they ask for
- 15+ consecutive years in high-performance/high-frequency ARM or x86 CPU organizations in design or architecture (ideally both).
- 10+ years in out-of-order CPU pipeline sections, including instruction rename and allocation, schedulers, and execution units.
- 5+ years writing RTL and owning it through timing and power convergence across multiple CPU generations.
- 2+ years building deep, high-frequency advanced integer and/or floating-point/vector schedulers.
Nice to have
- Leadership or team-management experience demonstrating analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Collaboration skills to work across teams and influence cross-functional roadmaps.
Pay
$190,610.00-361,480.00 USD (target compensation; base salary or total pay not specified)
Tools
ARM, x86, RTL, System Verilog
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