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CPU RTL Design Engineer

Intel Corporation · 🇺🇸 2 Locations

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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.

  • Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 1,731 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 1,112 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
  • The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
  • No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
  • What Intel Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles211 certified filings for “Component Design Engineer” (Electronics Engineers, Except Computer) in CA: $125k–$167k, median $142k. Most were filed at wage level III (43%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
  • Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.

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1,731 H-1B filings certified since Oct 2025

The US Department of Labor certified 1,731 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 1,112 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).

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About the role

Job Details: Job Description: The Role Join Intel's CPU design team and help develop the processors that power the next generation of computing. As a CPU RTL Design Engineer, you will contribute to the logic design, microarchitecture, and RTL development of Intel processors. You will develop and optimize RTL, validate design functionality through simulation and debug, and work across architecture, verification, physical design, and SoC integration teams to deliver high-quality CPU designs.   This is an opportunity to solve complex engineering problems while building deeper expertise in CPU architecture, microarchitecture, digital logic design, SystemVerilog/Verilog, and power, performance, area, and timing optimization.     What You’ll Do Key responsibilities will include but not limited to: • Develop and implement high-quality logic designs for CPU features, ensuring compliance with architecture and microarchitecture specifications. • Write and optimize RTL code to meet power, performance, area, and timing goals for physical design implementation. • Collaborate with architecture teams to define and refine the microarchitectural features of the CPU. • Review verification plans, analyze test results, and resolve failing RTL tests to ensure feature correctness. • Document microarchitectural specifications (MAS) for CPU designs. • Support system-on-chip (SoC) customers to ensure seamless integration of your CPU designs into larger systems.     Behavioral traits that we are looking for: • Problem solving: Uses structured analysis and engineering judgment to diagnose complex design and RTL issues. • Collaboration: Works effectively with engineers across architecture, design, verification, physical design, and SoC integration. • Communication: Clearly communicates technical concepts, design decisions, tradeoffs, and issues to technical partners. • Learning agility: Learns new architectures, methodologies, tools, and design concepts and applies them effectively. • Attention to detail: Applies engineering rigor when implementing, reviewing, debugging, and documenting designs. • Continuous improvement: Looks for opportunities to improve design quality, engineering efficiency, and development methodologies.   Intel invests in our people and offers a complete and competitive package of benefits employees and their families through every stage of life.  • See  Intel Benefits  for more details.    Qualifications: You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. Requirements listed would be obtained through a combination of industry relevant job experience, internship experiences and or schoolwork/classes/research.   Note: For information on Intel’s immigration sponsorship guidelines, please see Intel U.S. Immigration Sponsorship Information   Minimum Qualifications and Experience :   • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field with 3+ years of relevant experience; OR • Master's degree in the same filed with 1+ years of relevant experience; OR • PhD in the same field 3+ months of educational experience.   Your experience described above must be in the following: • Experience with digital logic design and RTL development. • Experience coding in SystemVerilog and/or Verilog. • Experience with RTL simulation, functional validation, and/or debugging. • Experience with architecture, microarchitecture, or digital design concepts,     Preferred Qualifications and Experience : • Experience developing or working from microarchitecture specifications. • Experience working with

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