Sr. Silicon Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•San Jose, CA

About The Position

Xilinx, Inc., a subsidiary of 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 oversees definition, design, verification, and/or documentation for ASIC development; determines architecture and logic design and/or system simulation; and defines module interfaces and formats for simulation. It contributes to multidimensional designs involving complex integrated-circuit layouts and evaluates the process flow from high-level designs through synthesis, place and route, timing, and power use. The engineer works in an area of specialization on ASIC/layout design problems requiring analysis and evaluation of identifiable factors, and applies knowledge of electronics, design techniques, engineering principles, best practices, and technologies to company product design, development, and testing. Travel is not required. Multiple openings are available. The posting is for an existing vacancy.

Requirements

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
One year of experience in the job offered or a closely related engineering role.
One year of experience working with EDA tools that enable RTL quality checks.
One year of experience building timing constraints for IPs, blocks, and full-chip implementation in flat and hierarchical flows.
One year of experience analyzing timing reports and identifying design- and constraints-related issues.
One year of experience with Synopsys Design Compiler or PrimeTime, SpyGlass, and FishTail EDA tools.
One year of experience with TCL-based scripting in an EDA environment and standalone Linux TCL shell scripts.

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 the process flow from high-level designs through synthesis, place and route, timing, and power use.
Develop ASIC/layout design in an area of specialization, addressing problems that require analysis of identifiable factors.
Apply engineering principles, best practices, and technologies to the design, development, and testing of company products.