OpenAI

RTL & Co-design Engineer (junior)

Job Description

Posted on: 
2026-02-12

Responsibilities

  • Produce clean, production-quality microarchitecture and RTL for accelerator subsystems.
  • Contribute to architectural studies, including performance modeling and feasibility analysis.
  • Collaborate with software, simulator, and compiler teams for hardware/software co-design.
  • Partner with DV and PD for functional correctness and timing closure.
  • Build and review performance and functional models to validate design intent.
  • Participate in design reviews, documentation, and support across the silicon lifecycle.
  • Engage in problem-solving across abstraction layers from algorithms to circuits.

Job Requirements

  • Graduate-level research or industry experience in computer architecture or AI/ML hardware-software co-design.
  • Expertise in writing production-quality RTL in Verilog/SystemVerilog.
  • Experience developing hardware design models or architectural simulators for AI/ML systems.
  • Familiarity with industry-standard design tools and methodologies.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally with various engineering teams.
  • Strong problem-solving skills.
  • Passion for building large-scale hardware systems.
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