Sr. Silicon Design Engineer
AMD · Posted Oct 5
High-performance processors, graphics cards, data center solutions, and AI accelerators
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About the role
AMD designs processors and technologies spanning healthcare, scientific discovery, AI, and everyday computing. The IP design team creates IP cores for use in high performance AMD products, with designers working on industry-leading communications technologies. This role is an RTL design position deploying expertise in ASIC projects targeting networking, security, storage, and other applications.
What you will do
- Develop synthesizable RTL for IP cores targeting advanced technology nodes
- Utilize modern AI tools to achieve a high level of RTL design productivity through code generation, refactoring, documentation, and debug
- Collaborate directly with IP Architecture, IP Verification, and SoC integration teams
- Contribute to design specifications for IP cores
- Resolve IP simulation regression failures through close collaboration with IP Verification Team and work with Verification Team members to ensure achievement of verification quality metrics
- Work with SoC team and Physical Design (PD) team to meet Power/Performance/Area goals by providing synthesis and timing closure support
- Support the activities of the Emulation Team
- Coach and mentor less experienced designers
- Attend and contribute to regular technical status meetings
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- You are very proficient in Verilog RTL coding, and front-end design flows. You have experience with data networking and communications protocols, ASIC architecture and RTL design, and EDA design processes. You have demonstrated your technical skill through prior experience delivering ASIC and/or FPGA solutions to the market, and leverage this experience to design and code innovative, high quality IP products.
- You are a team player who has excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience collaborating across multiple design sites and time zones. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and enjoy tackling new challenges. You are a self-starter with a desire to learn and an ability to solve complex, novel, and non-recurring problems. You pay attention to details. You enjoy working amongst a multi-disciplinary team of professionals with diverse skills and experiences to complete projects in an efficient manner.
- Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering
Preferred qualifications
- 6+ Years experience in RTL (Verilog / System Verilog) ASIC design experience through implementations targeting leading edge ASIC technologies
- Proven experience with industry-leading ASIC design tools, synthesis tools, flows, and timing closure
- Experience driving AI-powered tools (VS Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) that integrate LLMs (Claude, Codex/GPT) for RTL design
- Experience executing design checks such as lint, CDC, and LEC using industry standard ASIC tools
- Skilled in simulation and debugging with functional verification tools from Synopsys, Cadence, and/or Siemens (Mentor) including Gate-level simulations
- Excellent understanding of standard bus/interface protocols (i.e. AXI, AHB, AMBA)
- Experience in modern, complex networking architecture and digital design in general
- Experience with networking protocols (such as Ethernet) and standards for digital communication systems, optical communications, and packet processing applications
- Familiarity with encryption protocols (such as MACsec and IPsec) and security technologies for digital communication systems
- Proficient with workplace AI tools (Microsoft M365 Copilot, ChatGPT, Atlassian Rovo)
- Proficient with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, TCL, Makefile, and csh/bash
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About AMD
AMD is a global semiconductor company that designs high-performance central processing units (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs), and adaptive processors for data centers, personal computers, gaming consoles, and embedded systems. The company specializes in advanced computing solutions and AI accelerators, positioning itself as a major leader in modern high-performance and artificial intelligence hardware. Through strategic developments and acquisitions, AMD continues to expand its ecosystem across cloud infrastructure, enterprise computing, and physical AI.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 31000 employees
- Founded
- 1969-05-01
- Location
- Santa Clara, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company
- 2007-11-16Post Ipo
Leadership
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Data Center Solutions Business Group
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