Digital Design Verification Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Markham, Vancouver; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

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Job summary

AMD is seeking a Digital Design Verification engineer to join the PCIe Subsystem team in Canada. You will develop SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches and verify PCIe features, collaborating with architects, RTL designers, and validation engineers.

The role requires strong communication, problem‑solving, and willingness to learn across sites/time zones with a Bachelor’s or Master’s in a related field preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related discipline preferred.
• Strong communication and collaboration with distributed teams.
• Experience with PCIe verification and memory sub-system concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance SystemVerilog/UVM-based testbenches for verifying new and existing PCIe features.
• Interact with architects, RTL designers, performance engineers, and post-silicon validation engineers to develop deep expertise in memory sub-system architecture.
• Create staging and test plans for new feature development.
• Effectively testing a design by understanding the functional and performance goals.
• Take ownership of different verification tasks.
• Improve productivity through automation using AI tools.

Skills

SystemVerilog

UVM

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in related discipline

Tools

VCS

Debussy

Verdi

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believe technology can change lives for the better. It can heal us, entertain us, and make us more connected, productive, and understanding of the world around us. And we’re looking for talent who feel the same: people who want to leave the planet better than they found it, those who don’t shy away from humanity’s challenges but are determined to help solve them.

AMD is powering the next generation of supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or creating go-to-market plans, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward.

The Role

The PCIe Subsystem team is seeking a skilled and motivated verification engineer to join our team and to contribute to the success of the projects we are involved in. We are currently looking for an experienced Digital Design Verification engineer, who will be involved in different aspects of verification activities. The candidate will manage/utilize a variety of verification components to ensure the robustness of RTL designs.

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

• Develop and enhance System Verilog/UVM-based testbenches for verifying new and existing PCIe features.
• Interact with architects, RTL designers, performance engineers, and post-silicon validation engineers to develop deep expertise in memory sub-system architecture.
• Create staging and test plans for new feature development.
• Effectively testing a design by understanding the functional and performance goals.
• Take ownership of different verification tasks.
• Improve productivity through automation using AI tools

Preferred Experience

• Architected and developed complex verification environments in UVM, System Verilog.
• Have personally implemented verification tests, sequences, scoreboards, checkers, assertions and coverage groups.
• Working experience with PCIe, SATA, Ethernet protocols.
• Exposure to RTL design, software development, formal verification, or other related domains.
• Excellent communication, management, and presentation skills.
• Exposure to design and verification tools (VCS or equivalent simulation tools, debug tools like Debussy/DVE/Verdi).
• Good attention to detail and creative thinking ability.
• Self-starter and team player with strong analytical skills and independent working ability.

Academic Credentials

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in related discipline preferred.

Location

Markham, Ontario, or Vancouver, Canada

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.