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SMTS SILICON DESIGN ENGINEER
**THE ROLE: **
We are looking for an adaptive, self-motivative Design Verification Engineer to join our growing team. As a key contributor, you will be part of a leading team to drive and improve AMD's abilities to deliver the highest quality, industry-leading technologies to market. Be a part of a team that delivers Industry leading IP and help our experts in RTL, FW, circuit, and architecture teams develop leading edge and differentiating IPs.
**THE PERSON: **
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 and experience collaborating with other engineers located in different sites/time zones. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and are willing to learn and ready to take on problems.
**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: **
- Analyze complex verification and digital design problems and propose verification / micro-architecture solutions.
- Drive test planning, development, and execution (directed + constrained random), including debug and root cause analysis across RTL, PHY, and firmware.
- Collaborate closely with RTL, PHY, Architecture, and Firmware teams to ensure feature completeness and design correctness.
- Own coverage closure (functional + code) and signoff criteria, ensuring high-quality tape out readiness.
- Develop and enhance verification infrastructure, automation, and flows to improve efficiency and scalability across projects.
- Provide technical support to other teams.
** PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: **
- Strong experience in DDR4/DDR5/LPDDR memory subsystems, including Memory Controller verification
- PHY verification and integration is a plus.
- Deep understanding of high-speed interface protocols and timing/initialization sequences.
- Expertise in System Verilog, UVM, and modern verification methodologies.
- Strong programming skills in C/C++ (for FW interaction, models, or co-simulation).
- Experience with FW–HW co-verification and co-simulation environments.
- Proficiency in debugging RTL, PHY behavior, and firmware interactions using simulation/emulation tools.
- Experience with coverage-driven verification, assertions (SVA), and formal methodologies.
- Strong scripting skills (Python, Perl, TCL) for automation and productivity improvements.
- Experience in performance validation, stress testing, and corner-case verification.
- Strong communication skills with ability to drive alignment across global teams.
**ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: **
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering
**LOCATION: **Santa Clara, CA
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
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