# CPU Design Architect / Principal Digital Design Engineer

Hiring organization: [Baidu](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/baidu)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0b719cf4-893a-4a8c-954e-ae4addcbc69a

Listed on Baidu's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Sunnyvale, CA

## Summary

This role designs high-performance, power-efficient CPU controllers for cellular modems, requiring deep expertise in CPU architecture and hands-on experience with modern design flows. It suits experienced digital design engineers who can balance performance, power, and area while driving innovation across multinational teams.

_Our summary, not Baidu's wording._

## Skills named

FPGA, Microarchitecture

## Required

- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering
- 5+ years of CPU design experience (architecture, RTL, verification, or implementation)
- Knowledge of RISC CPU architecture
- Familiarity with chip digital design flow (RTL integration, simulation, STA)
- Understanding of high-performance CPU microarchitecture techniques and trade-offs
- Problem-solving ability and capacity to validate own ideas

## Nice to have

- PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering
- 8+ years of CPU design experience
- Strong CPU and microarchitecture knowledge
- Familiarity with Symmetric Multi-processing and snoop-based multiprocessor architecture
- Experience with synthesis, power analysis, and post-silicon debugging
- Cross-site working experience
- Knowledge of modeling, DV, or OS
- Experience with foundry, post-silicon, FPGA, DVT, or SLT debugging

Apply on Baidu's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/baidu/jobs/4499671