Sr. Silicon Design Engineer Job Listing at AMD in San Jose, CA (Job ID 71524-en-us)

Description

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING 

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you'll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world's most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.  Together, we advance your career.  

THE ROLE:

We are looking for an adaptive, self-motivated design verification engineer to join our growing team. As a key contributor, you will be part of a leading team helping drive and enhance AMD's ability to deliver the highest-quality, industry-leading technologies to market. The Verification Engineering team fosters continuous technical innovation, showcases engineering successes, and supports ongoing career development.

THE PERSON:

You have a passion for modern, complex processor architecture, digital design, and verification. You are a strong team player with excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with engineers across multiple sites and time zones. You bring strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, a willingness to learn, and the drive to take on complex technical challenges.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and maintain tests for functional and performance verification at the core and IP levels
• Build and enhance testbench components to support next-generation IP
• Maintain and improve existing test libraries to enable robust IP-level testing
• Create hardware emulation builds to verify IP functionality and performance
• Maintain and improve the hardware emulation environment to accelerate runtime performance and enhance debug capabilities
• Provide technical support and collaboration across cross-functional teams
• Contribute to RTL design and support implementation through the full physical design flow
• Perform and analyze static timing analysis (STA), EMIR, and power integrity checks
• Support physical implementation from RTL through GDS, including timing, EMIR, and related signoff analyses

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Proficient in C/C++ • Familiarity with SystemVerilog and modern verification methodologies such as UVM
• Hands-on experience with RTL design and full-chip or block-level physical implementation to GDS
• Experience using STA, EMIR, and PNR tools for physical implementation and analysis
• Background in Computing and/or Graphics is a plus • Experience with OpenGL, OpenCL, and/or Direct3D is a plus

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field

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AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.   We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants' needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.