Senior Silicon Design Engineer

AMD AMD · Semiconductors · Penang, Malaysia · Engineering

This role is for a Senior Silicon Design Engineer at AMD, focusing on the design and verification of next-generation microprocessors for various applications including AI, data centers, gaming, and PCs. The engineer will work on RTL code, advanced testbenches, and contribute to the architecture balancing power and performance.

What you'd actually do

  1. The successful candidate will apply current functional verification techniques to perform and improve pre-silicon IP verification quality and product Time to Market for ASIC/SOC design.
  2. The candidate would involve technically in the porting/creation of the DV environment for the new design, block and IP level test plan creation and implementation, coverage analysis, and regression cleanup.
  3. Candidate should be able to work independently on various DV tasks and providing technical guidance to the DV team, or even lead a big DV task inside team or cross team.

Skills

Required

  • functional verification techniques
  • pre-silicon IP verification
  • ASIC/SOC design
  • DV environment creation
  • block and IP level test plan creation
  • coverage analysis
  • regression cleanup
  • technical guidance

Nice to have

  • SV/UVM/Formal Verification
  • simulation model creation
  • testbench build
  • logical thinking
  • X86/ARM/8051 architecture
  • AMBA(AXI/AHB/APB) bus
  • PCIe protocol
  • f/w writing and debug experience
  • script language (Perl, python)
  • database experience
  • SV assertion/coverage/formal verification
  • verbal and written communication skills in English
  • imaginative thinking
  • sophisticated analytical techniques
  • self-driven for quality and timely result
  • capability to solve complex problems
  • modifications to standard methods
  • decision-making on important technical areas