URGENT HIRING||RTL LEAD High-Speed Ethernet ASIC (400G/800G)||SAN JOSE, CA (ONSITE)||

Hi, Hope you are doing well. I have an urgent opening of Principal RTL Lead High-Speed Ethernet ASIC (400G/800G) at San Jose, CA Position Type: Contract Location: San Jose, CA, United States Virtual Onsite: San Jose, CA (Local) Principal RTL Lead High-Speed Ethernet ASIC (400G/800G) JD: We are hiring a Principal RTL Lead to drive the design and development of next-generation Ethernet subsystems for custom ASIC silicon, supporting 400G/800G+ data center infrastructure. This is a highly technical, hands-on role focused on solving complex challenges in high-speed digital design, multi-lane data processing, and Ethernet protocol implementation. Key Responsibilities Define micro-architecture for high-bandwidth datapaths and control logic Lead System Verilog RTL design for Ethernet subsystems Implement IEEE 802.3 standards, including: RS-FEC (Reed-Solomon) Multi-Lane Distribution (MLD) Auto-Negotiation / Link Training (AN/LT) Solve complex design challenges: Wide data paths (1024-bit+) Timing closure at high frequencies Clock domain crossing (CDC) across asynchronous boundaries Lead integration of SerDes IP and ensure PHY MAC interoperability Drive best practices across: Lint / CDC / RDC Power optimization (UPF) Design quality for first-pass silicon success Required Experience 10+ years in ASIC RTL design (System Verilog) Proven track record of multiple successful tape-outs (7nm / 5nm / 3nm preferred) Deep expertise in high-speed Ethernet (100G / 400G / 800G) Strong understanding of MAC / PCS / FEC layers Experience across full ASIC front-end flow (architecture RTL verification bring-up) Ability to lead subsystem design and mentor engineers Nice to Have IEEE 1588 (PTP) hardware timestamping PCIe Gen5/6 or CXL Python / Perl scripting for design automation Experience working closely with physical design teams (timing / congestion) Regards, Nitin Gupta Team Lead-Recruitment ShiftCode Analytics Inc., 5118 Sylvester loop Tampa, Florida 33610 Direct: Email: