SOC Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices; Markham; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in York Region is seeking an experienced RTL designer to join their System on Chip (SoC) design team. The role involves developing and maintaining synthesizable RTL, collaborating with various architecture teams, and debugging SoC integration issues. Candidates should have experience with Verilog/System Verilog and strong analytical skills. This position offers opportunities for career advancement in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experienced RTL designer with passion for modern digital ASIC design.
• Experience collaborating across multiple design sites and time zones.
• Industry experience in ASIC SoC design and integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain SoC and subsystems synthesizable RTL.
• Collaborate with IP Architecture and Design Leads.
• Debug issues with SoC Integration and Design Verification.

Skills

RTL design

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Excellent written and verbal communication

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Verilog/System Verilog

Scripting languages (Python, Perl, TCL, Makefile, csh/bash)

Functional verification tools (Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens)

Job description

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.

Together, we advance your career.

THE ROLE:

An RTL design and integration role in our System on Chip (SoC) design team, where numerous subsystems and IP cores are integrated to produce high performance SoC products. Our designers work on SoC level RTL design, block level RTL design, and/or subsystem level integration for a variety of SoC products. Your expertise will be deployed in SoC ASIC projects targeting networking, security, storage, and other applications.

THE PERSON:

You are an experienced RTL designer who has a passion for modern digital ASIC design. You are a team player who has excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience collaborating across multiple design sites and time zones. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and enjoy tackling new challenges. You pay attention to details. You enjoy working amongst a multi-disciplinary team of professionals with diverse skills and experiences to complete projects in an efficient manner.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain SoC and subsystems synthesizable RTL, design methodology and infrastructure
• Collaborate directly with IP Architecture, SoC Architecture and Design Leads
• Debug and resolve issues with SoC Integration, SoC Design Verification and post-silicon validation teams
• Work with IP development teams and Physical Design (PD) team to meet SoC Power/Performance/Area goals by providing synthesis and timing closure support
• Resolve SoC simulation regression failures through close collaboration with SoC Verification Team and working with Verification Team members to ensure achievement of verification quality metrics
• Support the activities of the Emulation Team
• Attend and contribute to regular technical status meetings

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Experienced RTL (Verilog / System Verilog) ASIC design experience through implementations targeting leading edge ASIC technologies
• Proven experience with industry-leading ASIC design tools, synthesis tools, flows, and timing closure
• Experience executing design checks such as lint, CDC, and LEC using industry standard ASIC tools
• Familiarity with industry standard power flows
• Proficient with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, TCL, Makefile, and csh/bash
• Skilled in simulation and debugging with functional verification tools from Synopsys, Cadence, and/or Siemens (Mentor) including Gate-level simulations
• Industry experience with ASIC SoC design and integration
• Excellent understanding of standard bus/interface protocols (i.e. AXI, AHB, AMBA)
• Experience in modern, complex networking architecture and digital design in general
• Familiarity with networking protocols (such as Ethernet) and standards for digital communication systems, optical communications, and packet processing applications
• Familiarity with encryption protocols (such as MACsec and IPsec) and security technologies for digital communication systems

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering

LOCATION: Markham, ON; Ottawa, ON a possibility

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

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