DFT Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Markham, ON

7d•Onsite

About The Position

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD. At AMD, we believe technology can change lives for the better. It can heal us, entertain us, and make us more connected, productive, and understanding of the world around us. And we’re looking for talent who feel the same: people who want to leave the planet better than they found it, those who don’t shy away from humanity’s challenges but are determined to help solve them. AMD is powering the next generation of supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or creating go-to-market plans, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward. About the Department Central DFX (CDFX) is a centralized ASIC design group within AMD’s Technology and Engineering organization. CDFX has a global footprint with design teams located in several AMD offices in North America and Asia. Our mandate is to optimize and standardize design methodology, design and implementation of critical Design-for-Test (DFT) and Design-for-Debug (DFD) features for complex state-of-the-art APU computing, game console and GPU graphics products. It is also responsible for DFX design methodology and CAD automation tools development to support the global DFX engineering teams across AMD.

Requirements

Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering

Nice To Haves

Experience with Perl/Python/Shell scripting, C++, SQL
Experience with AI/ML application
Good object oriented programming skills
Digital circuits and VLSI knowledge
Strong problem solving skills
Good written and oral communication skills
Team player with strong interpersonal skills
You have a passion for modern, complex processor architecture, digital design, and verification in general.
You are a team player who has excellent communication skills.
You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and are willing to learn and ready to take on problems.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of DFT engineers, providing technical direction, mentorship, and performance feedback.
Understand Design-for-Test (DFT) architecture
Implement and deploy automated design flows to implement DFT features in a complex SOC ASIC design or IP subsystem
Setup and execute design checks using both industry standard and in-house tools
Deliver Perl, python, TCL scripts that provide scalable solutions key to DFT implementation
Monitor CAD and/or IP regression results, debug failures and analyze coverage
Develop in-house automation, utilities, intranet web portal, AI/ML applications