Sr. Silicon Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Fort Collins, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
One (1) year of experience in job offered or closely related engineering role.
High-speed VLSI design
Key stages in the Physical Design flow of VLSI chip design, including Chip Level Floor planning, Bus / Pin Planning, Clock Tree Synthesis, Placement, Optimization, Routing, Parasitic Extraction, Static Timing Analysis, IR drop analysis, electromigration, Physical Verification and Sign Off
Designing, developing, and verifying integrated circuits (ICs) and micro-architectures for digital systems, such as CPUs or GPUs
Managing data flow, timing, and storage across various parts of an IC using high-speed flip-flops (flops), synchronizers, level shifters, and Static Random Access Memory (SRAM)
Using data structures to organize and manage complex design data within EDA tools and custom script
Programming in Perl, C, Python or tcl

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, including mechanical detail design.
Determine architecture design, logic design, and/or system simulation.
Define module interfaces/formats for simulation/testing.
Develop and maintain block level IP and MP subsystem verification architecture, testbenches, test methodology and infrastructure.
Contribute to the development of multidimensional mechanical designs involving the layout of complex integrated circuits.
Debug and solve integration issues with SoC Integration and SoC DV teams.
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.