CPU Core RTL & Microarchitecture Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD is seeking a CPU Core MicroArchitect/RTL Design Engineer in Cambridge to craft a functional unit for the next-generation core. You’ll join an experienced team driving the CPU roadmap, collaborating across hardware and software to deliver high-performance cores and modern sub-systems.

You’ll contribute to RTL design, verification, and bring-up activities, with a focus on memory sub-systems, caching, and power-aware techniques, while influencing microarchitectural decisions for future

Qualifications

• Applicable industry experience in Silicon design in CPU realm.
• RTL development with industry tools in a CPU environment.
• Experience with high performance CPU design and microarchitecture.
• Demonstrates knowledge in the following: Processor architecture Logic design.
• RTLcoding experience for a high-speed processor
• Power-saving techniques
• Exposure to physical design andverificationmethods
• Awareness of synthesis, place and route, and timing closure concepts
• Development experience from clean-sheet design to product tape out to post-silicon debug
• Proven experience withmicroarchitecture development, as demonstrated by patents, publications, product features
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

Responsibilities

• Execute on RTL design and coding for various sections of the processor core pipeline primarily focused on Caches (memory subsytem) and related logic.
• Collaborate with a team of hardware and software engineers to define the high-level architecture.
• Participate in the definition of microarchitecture of next-generation high-performance processor cores.
• Contribute to design verification, synthesis, power reduction, timing convergence, and floorplan efforts.
• Post silicon support to ensure successful bring up

Skills

RTL design

CPU microarchitecture

Debugging

Power-saving techniques

Verification methods

High-performance CPU design

Patents/publications

Team collaboration

Synthesis/Place & Route

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Verilog/VHDL

Synthesis tools

Job description

AMD is seeking a CPU Core MicroArchitect/RTL Design Engineer in Cambridge to craft a functional unit for the next-generation core. You’ll join an experienced team driving the CPU roadmap, collaborating across hardware and software to deliver high-performance cores and modern sub-systems.

You’ll contribute to RTL design, verification, and bring-up activities, with a focus on memory sub-systems, caching, and power-aware techniques, while influencing microarchitectural decisions for future