Senior Level Staff Design Engineer Jobs
Senior level staff design engineer jobs place experienced engineers in charge of architectural decisions, cross-functional technical direction, and the complex projects or product lines that define a team's output. Openings cover 24% remote and hybrid settings across Technology & Software, Electronics & Hardware, and Manufacturing, with employers like CooperSurgical, Eliyan, and Fastly hiring at this level now.
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Overview:
Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider, is seeking to hire an exceptional Lead Member of Technical Staff (LMTS) – Logic Design to join our Silicon IP (SIP) team in Hillsboro, Oregon. Candidates will be joining some of the brightest inventors and engineers in the world to develop products that make data faster and safer.
In this role, the candidate will be reporting to the Director of Engineering as an individual contributor. As a LMTS Logic Design Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in the micro-architecture and design of our next-generation high performance and cutting-edge memory controllers for data centers and AI applications. This is a fast-growing market with high demand from tier-1 customers which gives ample opportunity for innovation and differentiation. If you like challenges and want to make a technical difference in the memory landscape during these exciting times in the semiconductor industry, this is the right opportunity for you.
Rambus offers a flexible work environment, embracing a hybrid approach for most office-based roles. Employees are encouraged to spend an average of at least three days per week onsite, allowing for two days of remote work.
Responsibilities:
- Own micro-architecture definition and RTL design for critical blocks such as schedulers, command pipelines, coherency/ordering logic and system interfaces
- Analyze performance, power, and area (PPA) trade-offs and drive design decisions based on quantitative data
- Collaborate closely with verification team to shape test plans and improve verification coverage
- Work with physical design team to understand and resolve timing, power, and congestion challenges
- Work with verification team on regression failure debug and root cause, and provide RTL fix if necessary
- Provide technical support to FAE team on pre-sales customer engagements
- Provide technical support to AE team on post-sales customer deliveries
QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong System Verilog/Verilog RTL design expertise
- Questa/Incisive/VCS simulator experience
- Python/Perl/TCL scripting experience
- Ability to learn quickly and work independently
- Solid communication and project management skills
- 8+ years of logic design experience (ASIC/FPGA) with BSEE, or
- 6+ years of logic design experience (ASIC/FPGA) with MSEE
DEFNITE PLUS:
- ASIC synthesis, timing constraint, CDC/RDC experience
- UVM Verification experience
- Memory (HBM, LPDDR) expertise
- AMBA AXI or CHI design experience
ABOUT RAMBUS
Rambus is a global company that makes industry-leading memory interface chips and Silicon IP to advance data center connectivity and solve the bottleneck between memory and processing. With over 30 years of semiconductor experience, we are a leading provider of high-performance products and innovations that maximize bandwidth, capacity and security for AI and other data-intensive workloads. Our world-class team is the foundation of our company, and our innovative spirit drives us to develop the cutting-edge products and technologies essential for tomorrow’s systems.
Rambus offers a competitive compensation package, including base salary, bonus, equity and employee benefits.
Rambus is committed to cultivating a culture where we actively seek to understand, respect, and celebrate the complex and rich identities of ourselves and others. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives are geared towards valuing the differences in backgrounds, experiences, and thoughts at Rambus to help enhance collaboration, teamwork, engagement, and innovation. At Rambus, we believe that we can be our best when every member of our organization feels respected, included, and heard.
Rambus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Rambus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans during our job application procedures. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please feel free to inform us in your application.
Rambus does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.
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Overview:
Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider, is seeking to hire an exceptional Lead Member of Technical Staff (LMTS) – Logic Design to join our Silicon IP (SIP) team in Hillsboro, Oregon. Candidates will be joining some of the brightest inventors and engineers in the world to develop products that make data faster and safer.
In this role, the candidate will be reporting to the Director of Engineering as an individual contributor. As a LMTS Logic Design Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in the micro-architecture and design of our next-generation high performance and cutting-edge memory controllers for data centers and AI applications. This is a fast-growing market with high demand from tier-1 customers which gives ample opportunity for innovation and differentiation. If you like challenges and want to make a technical difference in the memory landscape during these exciting times in the semiconductor industry, this is the right opportunity for you.
Rambus offers a flexible work environment, embracing a hybrid approach for most office-based roles. Employees are encouraged to spend an average of at least three days per week onsite, allowing for two days of remote work.
Responsibilities:
- Own micro-architecture definition and RTL design for critical blocks such as schedulers, command pipelines, coherency/ordering logic and system interfaces
- Analyze performance, power, and area (PPA) trade-offs and drive design decisions based on quantitative data
- Collaborate closely with verification team to shape test plans and improve verification coverage
- Work with physical design team to understand and resolve timing, power, and congestion challenges
- Work with verification team on regression failure debug and root cause, and provide RTL fix if necessary
- Provide technical support to FAE team on pre-sales customer engagements
- Provide technical support to AE team on post-sales customer deliveries
QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong System Verilog/Verilog RTL design expertise
- Questa/Incisive/VCS simulator experience
- Python/Perl/TCL scripting experience
- Ability to learn quickly and work independently
- Solid communication and project management skills
- 8+ years of logic design experience (ASIC/FPGA) with BSEE, or
- 6+ years of logic design experience (ASIC/FPGA) with MSEE
DEFNITE PLUS:
- ASIC synthesis, timing constraint, CDC/RDC experience
- UVM Verification experience
- Memory (HBM, LPDDR) expertise
- AMBA AXI or CHI design experience
ABOUT RAMBUS
Rambus is a global company that makes industry-leading memory interface chips and Silicon IP to advance data center connectivity and solve the bottleneck between memory and processing. With over 30 years of semiconductor experience, we are a leading provider of high-performance products and innovations that maximize bandwidth, capacity and security for AI and other data-intensive workloads. Our world-class team is the foundation of our company, and our innovative spirit drives us to develop the cutting-edge products and technologies essential for tomorrow’s systems.
Rambus offers a competitive compensation package, including base salary, bonus, equity and employee benefits.
Rambus is committed to cultivating a culture where we actively seek to understand, respect, and celebrate the complex and rich identities of ourselves and others. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives are geared towards valuing the differences in backgrounds, experiences, and thoughts at Rambus to help enhance collaboration, teamwork, engagement, and innovation. At Rambus, we believe that we can be our best when every member of our organization feels respected, included, and heard.
Rambus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Rambus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans during our job application procedures. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please feel free to inform us in your application.
Rambus does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.
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Senior Level Staff Design Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level staff design engineer job?
Employers at this level look for engineers who have owned significant technical decisions, not just contributed to them. Demonstrating that you have driven architecture choices, resolved systemic design challenges, and elevated the work of junior and mid-level engineers around you is what separates competitive candidates. A portfolio of shipped, complex work and a clear narrative about your technical leadership will carry more weight than credentials alone.
Which companies hire senior level staff design engineers?
Companies hiring senior level staff design engineers right now include CooperSurgical, Eliyan, and Fastly, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level tends to come from organizations running large-scale product development programs, advanced hardware programs, or platform teams where deep design ownership is critical to execution.
Are there remote senior level staff design engineer jobs?
Yes, though on-site and hybrid roles remain common at this level given the hands-on nature of the work. About 24% of senior level staff design engineer openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, concentrated in companies with distributed engineering organizations or mature digital design workflows. Filtering by work setting on Migrate Mate will show you what is currently available.
What makes a staff design engineer role senior level?
Senior level staff design engineer roles are defined by scope and ownership. You are expected to set technical direction across a product or platform, resolve ambiguous and high-stakes design problems independently, and serve as a multiplier for the engineers around you through mentorship and code or design review. The work is less about executing a defined brief and more about shaping what that brief should be.
Which industries hire the most senior level staff design engineers?
Senior Level staff design engineer roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Electronics & Hardware, and Manufacturing, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors drive demand because they operate large, technically complex product lines where senior-level design ownership directly affects manufacturing cost, product reliability, and time to market.