RTL Design Manager

Advanced Micro Devices; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices in Hyderabad, India seeks an experienced SOC Design Manager to lead a Front End SOC Design Team for high‑performance SOCs and chiplets. You will guide microarchitecture, RTL implementation, IP integration, and methodology evolution, delivering design readiness for synthesis.

The role demands 12+ years in SOC/ASIC, strong leadership, cross‑functional collaboration, and hands‑on expertise with Verilog/SystemVerilog, timing, and DFT.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters in Electrical Engineering with 12+ years of experience.
• Strong RTL design experience in Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Experience with DFT and multi‑domain clocking and timing.

Responsibilities

• Lead SOC design team, manage hiring, coaching and performance reviews.
• Plan projects, track execution and report metrics across time zones.
• Oversee design reviews, tapeouts, and IP integration with internal/external sources.
• Drive process improvements using AI and automation initiatives.

Skills

RTL design

SystemVerilog

DFT

Python

TCL scripting

Perl scripting

Linux/Windows

Team leadership

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Spyglass

Questa CDC

Cadence Conformal

VCS

Design Compiler

Primetime

UPF

Git

Perforce

IC Manage

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:

• AMD is seeking a capable and motivated SOC Design Manager to be part of Front End SOC Design Team of next generation Adaptable Compute Acceleration Platform devices
• You will manage team working on design and implementation of high-performance, low-power SOCs and SOC Chiplets targeting a wide range of applications as well as customer specific products
• This high visibility and critical role will require technical leadership in developing microarchitecture, implementing functions in RTL, integrating IP from internal and external sources, ensuring quality and getting design ready for synthesis.
• You will also contribute to definition/evolution of IP/SOC Design methodologies and processes for future projects

THE PERSON:

• Successful candidate will have an SOC/ASIC Design background, team/project management experience, would have participated in several silicon design projects with increasing level of scope/responsibilities and has a history of achieving results through effective execution

KEY RESPONISABILITES:

• Team management (hiring, coaching, reviewing and retaining engineers)
• Project Planning
• Tracking Project Execution and reporting of key metrics
• Managing Design reviews around feature and quality
• Retrospectives and project wind-down
• Crossfunctional stakeholder management (marketing, architecture, verification, physical design, chip integration, applications, methodology experts, management)
• Participate in tapeout checklists and reviews
• Improve processes for team through AI adoption and traditional automation

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Engineering
  • Digital design and experience with RTL design in Verilog/System Verilog
  • Solid understanding of DFT technologies and some experience with execution of DFT flows
  • Experience with SOC tools including Spyglass, Questa CDC, Cadence Conformal, VCS simulation
  • Experience in specifying timing constraints with several clock domains and modes
  • Basic experience with Synopsys Design Compiler and Primetime
  • Experience designing with multiple power domains and islands using UPF
  • TCL, Python, Perl scripting
  • Version control systems such as Perforce, IC Manage or Git
  • Fluent in working with Linux and Windows environments
• Leadership/Management
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to organize and present complex technical information
  • Project planning and management of execution from Microarchitecture to Timing Closure with engineers in multiple timezones
  • Team building experience

Academic Credentials and Experience

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering with 12+ years of experience.

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