Sr. Silicon Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Santa Clara, CA

About The Position

AMD, Inc. is hiring a Sr. Silicon Design Engineer to research, design, develop, and/or test electronic components and systems for semiconductor and related device manufacturing. The role applies knowledge of electronic theory and oversees definition, design, verification, and/or documentation for ASIC development. It determines architecture and logic design and/or system simulation, defines module interfaces and formats for simulation, and contributes to multidimensional designs involving complex integrated-circuit layouts. The engineer evaluates the process flow from high-level designs through synthesis, place and route, timing, and power use. Working in an area of specialization, the role develops ASIC/layout designs and applies engineering principles, best practices, and technologies to design, develop, and test AMD products.

Requirements

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a related field.
Two years of experience as a design engineer or closely related engineering occupation.
Two years of experience with TCL, C, C++, and Perl.
Two years of experience with Verilog, System Verilog, or VHDL.
Two years of experience in RTL design and coding.
Two years of experience with JTAG fundamentals.
Two years of experience utilizing Design For Test (DFT) to consider and improve design testability.
Two years of experience with Automatic Test Pattern Generation (ATPG) debug and pattern generation.
Two years of experience with VCS simulation and pattern debug.
Two years of experience in design verification.
Two years of experience with EDA design tools for synthesis, simulation, equivalence checking, and static timing analysis.
Two years of experience in Unix or Linux environments.

Responsibilities

Research, design, develop, and/or test electronic components and systems for semiconductor and related device manufacturing.
Oversee definition, design, verification, and/or documentation for ASIC development.
Determine architecture design, logic design, and/or system simulation.
Define module interfaces and formats for simulation.
Contribute to multidimensional designs involving the layout of complex integrated circuits.
Evaluate process flow from high-level designs through synthesis, place and route, timing, and power use.
Develop ASIC/layout designs in an area of specialization.
Apply engineering principles, best practices, and technologies to design, develop, and test AMD products.