10. RTL designer - uses the gates made by #1 to implement digital circuits that go through the tests of #4 and is placed in the chip by #3. Does a similar job a

10. RTL designer - uses the gates made by #1 to implement digital circuits that go through the tests of #4 and is placed in the chip by #3. Does a similar job as #5, but not limited to CPUs. To join the band, get a degree in EE or CS and practice on FPGAs. Make sure you get domain knowledge on the specific thing you are implementing: digital communications, audio, IO protocols, networks etc...