Sr. Silicon Design Verification Engineer

AMD; Penicuik; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AMD benefits

Hybrid work

Job summary

AMD in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced verification engineer to join the networking silicon team, focusing on next-generation network processors and SmartNIC verification. You will design directed and constrained tests, build verification environments, and deploy automation and AI-assisted workflows to improve coverage, debug productivity, and time-to-market.

Collaborating with architects, hardware and firmware engineers across multiple sites and time zones, you will help shape

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field (Electrical/Computer Engineering).
• Proficient in IP-level ASIC verification and UVM-based testbenches.
• Strong SystemVerilog experience with RTL debugging and verification methodologies.
• Experience with Python, C/C++, and AI-assisted engineering tools.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with architects, hardware and firmware engineers to define verification requirements.
• Develop comprehensive verification plans spanning hardware, firmware, software and system-level use cases.
• Create directed and constrained-random tests and verification environments.
• Build automation infrastructure and improve coverage through analysis and test development.
• Debug failures to identify root causes and drive fixes with RTL/firmware teams.
• Drive functional and code-coverage closures through targeted test development.

Skills

IP verification

UVM

SystemVerilog

RTL debugging

C/C++

Python

AI-assisted tooling

Education

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

Tools

Verilog

SystemVerilog

UVM

Simulation tools

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:

As part of AMD's networking silicon team, you will work on next-generation network processors and SmartNIC technologies, driving verification of complex packet-processing, control-plane, and system-level features. You will leverage automation, data-driven methodologies, and AI-assisted engineering tools to improve verification productivity, accelerate debug, enhance coverage analysis, and help deliver high-quality silicon.

This role provides the opportunity to work at the intersection of networking silicon, advanced verification methodologies, and AI-driven engineering productivity. You will help shape how modern verification teams leverage automation and intelligent workflows to improve quality, scalability, and time-to-market.

THE PERSON:

You have a passion for modern, complex processor architectures, digital design, and verification. You are a collaborative team player with excellent communication skills and experience working with engineers across multiple sites and time zones. You possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, are eager to learn, and are motivated to tackle challenging technical problems.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with architects, hardware engineers, and firmware engineers to understand new features and define verification requirements.
• Build comprehensive verification plans that account for interactions across hardware, firmware, software, and system-level use cases.
• Develop directed and constrained-random tests, verification environments, and automation infrastructure.
• Estimate verification effort and identify required enhancements to verification environments and methodologies.
• Debug test failures to determine root cause and work with RTL and firmware engineers to resolve design defects.
• Review and drive functional and code coverage closure through targeted test development and analysis.
• Contribute to advanced verification methodologies spanning simulation, emulation, and data-driven analytics to accelerate silicon quality and release readiness.
• Develop automation solutions and leverage AI-assisted workflows to improve verification efficiency, debug productivity, coverage analysis, and test development.
• Drive continuous improvement of verification processes through scripting, automation, and emerging AI technologies.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Proficient in IP-level ASIC verification.
• Strong experience with UVM testbenches and SystemVerilog.
• Proficient in debugging RTL and firmware using industry-standard simulation tools.
• Experience with Verilog, SystemVerilog, C, and C++.
• Experience developing UVM-based verification frameworks, reusable components, and verification methodologies.
• Experience with Python, Perl, Shell, Makefiles, or similar scripting languages.
• Familiarity with data analytics, workflow automation, and AI-enabled engineering practices.
• Experience applying AI/ML-assisted tools to verification, debug, coverage closure, or engineering productivity workflows.
• Experience using Python-based frameworks and AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering efficiency.
• Good understanding of SystemC and TLM; related experience is a plus.
• Exposure to networking, packet processing, Ethernet, SmartNIC, or networking processor architectures is highly desirable.
• Exposure to leadership and mentorship is an asset.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

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AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

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