Staff Emulation Silicon Design Engineer

AMD AMD · Semiconductors · Dublin, Ireland · Engineering

Staff Emulation Silicon Design Engineer at AMD responsible for realizing advanced designs on emulation platforms, collaborating with various teams to ensure successful silicon delivery. The role involves architecting emulation test benches, developing build flows, and creating tools to enhance efficiency. The candidate will also contribute to methodology improvements, define and execute test plans, lead debug activities, and verify cutting-edge features. The company is exploring AI to enhance emulation execution and workflow efficiency.

What you'd actually do

  1. Architect and design scalable emulation test benches, develop build flows, and create tools to enhance project execution efficiency.
  2. Contribute to the continuous improvement of emulation methodologies.
  3. Demonstrate experience implementing synthesizable models in SystemVerilog.
  4. Define comprehensive emulation test plans and oversee their execution, including both functional and performance testing.
  5. Lead debug activities in collaboration with designers and verification engineers.

Skills

Required

  • SystemVerilog
  • System and subsystem design experience
  • RTL design, verification, embedded firmware skills
  • Proficient in C/C++
  • Verilog/SystemVerilog design background
  • Strong debugging/problem-solving abilities
  • Skilled with waveform analyzers
  • Emulation/prototyping experience
  • PhD, BSc or MSc in computer science, computer engineering, or electrical engineering

Nice to have

  • FPGA flows, synthesis, PnR expertise

What the JD emphasized

  • AI on a daily basis to enhance both emulation execution and overall workflow efficiency