Manager Silicon Design Engineering

Advanced Micro Devices; Penang; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in Penang, Malaysia is seeking a passionate technical leader to manage their verification team. This role involves mentoring engineers, defining verification strategies for complex IPs, and collaborating with multifunctional teams. Ideal candidates should possess strong leadership and communication skills along with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer or electrical engineering. The company emphasizes a culture of innovation and diverse perspectives.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience leading a silicon verification team.
• Foundation in verification planning across simulation, formal and emulation.
• Ability to analyze systems and workloads for performance bottlenecks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a verification team.
• Define verification strategies for complex IPs.
• Collaborate with multifunctional leaders and support product performance.

Skills

Leadership

Verification expertise

Collaboration

Communication

Mentoring

Problem solving

Education

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

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

AMD seeks a passionate, collaborative technical leader with strong verification expertise and the initiative to motivate and grow a verification team. You will manage and mentor the Silicon Engineering/Design Verification group responsible for all chiplet interconnect technologies at AMD, including UALink, UCIE, and industry‑leading internal proprietary technologies. You will innovate with internal teams and external partners to create the next generation of computing technologies, applying the right mix of UVM, Formal, Emulation and related methodologies from concept through tapeout.

THE PERSON

You have experience leading others in technical and/or managerial settings and a track record of elevating team capability through mentoring and training. You communicate exceptionally well—verbally and in writing—capable of summarizing complex issues for executives, diving deep with architects and engineers, and representing AMD to external partners. You collaborate effectively across geographies and disciplines, and you’re motivated by building high‑performance teams and delivering high‑quality silicon.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Team Leadership & Delivery
• Form a team and nurture talents
• Lead a high performance engineering team.
• Grow engineers through coaching, mentoring and technical training
• Participate in architectural and microarchitectural discussions and signoff.
• Define verification strategy for large and complex IPs and multi‑IP subsystems, spanning simulation, FPV (formal property verification) and emulation.
• Plan projects. Make and meet schedule commitments.
• Model best practices in verification through hands‑on technical contributions.
• Collaborate with multifunctional leaders to drive AMD’s success.
• When required, support PostSi teams on product performance, power and functional debug and resolution. Lead a high‑performance engineering team

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Must have managed a silicon verification team in the past.
• Strong foundation in verification planning and execution across simulation, formal and emulation; success driving testbench architecture and verification strategies.
• Experience with complex, high‑speed IPs (e.g., UCIE, Ethernet, PCIe or similar).
• Proficiency in power‑focused simulation/analysis.
• Ability to analyze systems and workloads to identify hazards such as performance bottlenecks and deadlocks; apply design of experiments and robust problem solving.
• Proven experience managing/leading engineering teams, including distributed teams.
• Strong mentoring/coaching skills
• Adept at cross‑functional collaboration with senior architects and stakeholders
• Excellent communication, presentation and executive‑level summarization skills.
• Self‑starter, self‑motivated and comfortable balancing strategic leadership with hands‑on technical work.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

• Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering.

LOCATION

Penang, Malaysia

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee‑based recruitment services. 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.