Mts Silicon Design Engineer

AMD AMD · Semiconductors · San Jose, CA · Engineering

This role is for an MTS Silicon Design Engineer at AMD, focusing on the research, design, development, and testing of electronic components and systems for semiconductor manufacturing. The engineer will be involved in ASIC development, including definition, design, verification, and documentation, and will collaborate with architecture and hardware teams. Responsibilities include designing complex integrated circuits, implementing logic functions for efficient testing, and working with cross-functional teams on complex issues. The role requires expertise in Verilog, VHDL, or SystemVerilog, hardware verification, C/C++ programming, shell scripting, functional and code coverage, AMBA protocol verification, CAD tools, UVM, and Unix/Linux environments.

What you'd actually do

  1. Research, design, develop, and/or test electronic components and systems for semiconductor and related device manufacturing, employing knowledge of electronic theory.
  2. Oversee definition, design, verification, and/or documentation for ASIC development.
  3. Determine architecture design, logic design, and/or system simulation.
  4. Define module interfaces/formats for simulation.
  5. Collaborate with architecture and hardware teams to understand the requirements.

Skills

Required

  • Verilog, VHDL, or SystemVerilog to design, model, and simulate digital systems and integrated circuits (ICs)
  • Performing hardware verification through tests and simulations
  • Programming in C or C++ to write test and build verification environments
  • Shell scripting to automate, integrate, and manage repetitive tasks required in the electronic design automation (EDA) flow for creating and verifying semiconductor chips
  • Functional and Code Coverage metrics to assess the quality of a design before manufacturing
  • AMBA protocol verification
  • Utilizing CAD tools to create detailed designs, perform verification tasks, and develop automated flows for efficiency
  • Utilizing UVM to create and execute verification environments for digital integrated circuits (ICs)
  • Unix or Linux environment for task automation, running simulations, and managing design flows