RTL Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Markham; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. in Markham, ON is seeking an experienced RTL/IC design engineer to contribute to I/O protocol development and chiplet interconnect technologies for future processors and GPUs.

You will collaborate with DFT, firmware and verification teams across multi-clock domains to deliver high-performance, low-latency IP blocks while optimizing for area and power. The role offers strong growth and access to cutting-edge AMD technologies.

Qualifications

• Experience with I/O protocols such as USB, PCIe and CXL.
• RTL micro-architecture development for modules.
• RTL design with multi-clock, high frequency designs, low latency, high performance.
• Debugging and post-silicon bring-up.
• Strong documentation and presentation skills.
• Cross-functional collaboration with DFT, Firmware, Verification, Emulation.
• Prefer experience in design with multiple clock domains.
• Synthesis, CDC analysis, STA, area/power optimizations.

Responsibilities

• Develop micro-architecture for modules and IP blocks.
• RTL design, verification and optimization for performance and power.
• Collaborate with DFT, Implementation, Verification, Firmware and Emulation teams.
• Document architectures, designs and runbooks; present findings to peers and leadership.

Skills

USB

PCIe

CXL

Micro-architecture

RTL design

Debugging

Documentation

Collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Electrical Engineering

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believetechnology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMDis shapingthefuture.

Whetheryou’redesigning next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, orbringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger— technologythat moves the world forward.Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

THE ROLE:

This role is an excellent opportunity to work on the cutting-edge next generation technologies that will be part of future AMD Microprocessors powering Servers and Personal Computers as well as Graphics Cards and VR sets. You will join one of the fastest-growing field of Chiplet Interconnect technology rapidly being adopted across the VLSI industry. The team works on supporting both AMD proprietary I/O protocols and is also a key driver for industry standard Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) and Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink). The IP portfolio caters to short/ultra-short reach die-2-die interconnect with different bounding boxes tied to beachfront, Power, BER requirements. As a member of this team, you get a chance to work on IP development, drive design-specification, work on digital design and collaborate in the whole spectrum of areas include DFT, Firmware, Design verification, and Physical Design.

THE PERSON:

Enjoys being in an environment where they can grow and learn with sense of team spirit.

Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, excellent attention to detail. Eager to learn new designs and implementation techniques. Must have good collaboration and interpersonal skills. Excellent communication skills with leadership qualities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Experience with I/O protocols like USB, PCIe, CXL.
• Experience in developing micro-architecture for any given module.
• RTL design experience with multi-clock, high frequency designs, low latency, low power & high performance.
• Debugging/Post Silicon Bring up
• Good Documentation and presentation skills.
• Micro-architecture of simple to complex digital blocks.
• RTL development using best industry practices.
• Optimize design for key metrics like Area, Power, Performance etc.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams like DFT, Implementation, Verification, Emulation, Firmware regularly.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in digital front-end implementation, including micro-arch. definition
• Experience with scripting/automation languages like Python/Perl
• Firmware on Hardware-Firmware co-design
• Experience with state-of-the-art industry standard digital tools
• Preferred experience in design with multiple clock domains
• RTL design experience with multi-clock, high frequency designs
• Knowledge in digital RTL Digital Design and Implementation
• Experience with Synthesis, Equivalence Checking, Clock-Domain Crossing (CDC) Analysis, Area/Power optimizations, Linting, Static Timing Analysis (STA)

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in electrical engineering or equivalent preferred.

Location

Markham, ON

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.