Silicon Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•San Jose, CA

1d•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.

Requirements

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
Electromigration and IR drop concept, impact, and mitigation
EMIR flow methodology and analysis tool
RTL level digital circuit design, simulation, physical design and verification
CMOS transistor level circuit design, simulation, physical design and verification
Verilog / VHDL
Front-End ASIC design tools (simulation, synthesis, static timing analysis)
Back-End EDA tools (physical design, back-end verification)
Unix/Linux environments
C/C++, TCL, and Python

Responsibilities

Research, design, develop, and/or test electronic components and systems for semiconductor and related device manufacturing, employing knowledge of electronic theory.
Perform definition, design, verification, and/or documentation for ASIC development.
Determine architecture design, logic design, and/or system simulation.
Define module interfaces/formats for simulation.
Contribute to the development of multidimensional designs involving the layout of complex integrated circuits.
Evaluate all aspects of the process flow from high-level designs to synthesis, place and route, and timing and power use.
Work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors.
Under supervision, exercise limited judgment within defined company procedures and practices to select methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
Utilize knowledge of computers and electronics, including circuit boards, processors, chips, and electronic equipment, as well as knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles.
Apply knowledge of engineering principles, best practices, and technologies to the design, development, and testing of various AMD products.