RTL Design Manager

RTL Design Manager

Kalray

Montbonnot-Saint-Martin, France

WHAT YOU ‘LL BE DOING:

As an RTL Design Manager, you will lead the Hardware Design team (up to 20 engineers) and oversee the entire development lifecycle of our next-generation high-performance processors, implemented on advanced technology nodes.

You will take ownership of technical direction and team coordination, guiding developments from early microarchitecture definition through to power-aware RTL design and synthesis. Your role will involve close collaboration with system architecture, physical design, and verification teams to ensure successful delivery of complex IP blocks and subsystems.

Responsibilities:

• Drive RTL design activities, from specification to implementation and debugging, across a variety of advanced SoC components.
• Contribute to architectural decisions in coordination with the system architecture team.
• Ensure design quality and consistency with PPA (Performance, Power, Area) goals, optimizing for area and power efficiency.
• Monitor and integrate industry trends and best practices in digital design.
• Coordinate with verification and physical design teams throughout all project phases to ensure seamless integration.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Skills:

• Proven expertise in RTL design using VHDL or Verilog
• Solid understanding of clock/reset strategies, synthesis flow, SDC constraint development, formal verification, and CDC handling
• Fluent in technical English, both written and spoken
• Strong communication and reporting abilities, with the capacity to interface effectively across technical teams
• Experience in managing and mentoring teams, including junior engineers, contractors, and external partners

Profile:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, or a related field
• At least 10 years of experience in digital RTL design for ASIC or FPGA-based commercial products
• Bonus: Familiarity with SoC interconnects, high-speed interface integration (PCIe, Ethernet, DDR), or processor IP design/integration
• Autonomous, curious, and rigorous in your technical approach
• Excellent collaboration skills and a strong sense of team leadership