Silicon Design Engineer (SOC Design Verification)

AMD; Penang; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Penang is seeking a design verification engineer to join its team. The role focuses on developing and maintaining tests for functional and performance verification at the core level while offering technical support to various teams. Ideal candidates should have a degree in computer or electrical engineering, as well as a passion for modern processor architecture and strong skills in C/C++. This position promotes collaboration across diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Passion for modern, complex processor architecture, digital design, and verification.
• Excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with engineers across different locations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, willing to learn.

Responsibilities

• Develop/Maintain tests for functional verification and performance verification at the core level.
• Build testbench components to support the next generation IP.
• Maintain or improve current test libraries to support IP level testing.
• Create hardware emulation build to verify the IP functional performance.
• Maintain and improve current hardware emulation environment.
• Provide technical support to other teams.

Skills

C/C++

SystemVerilog

Modern verification libraries like UVM

OpenGL

OpenCL

D3D programming

Education

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

Job description

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:

We are looking for an adaptive, self-motivative design verification engineer to join our growing team. As a key contributor, you will be part of a leading team to drive and improve AMD's abilities to deliver the highest quality, industry-leading technologies to market. The Verification Engineering team furthers and encourages continuous technical innovation to showcase successes as well as facilitate continuous career development.

THE PERSON:

You have a passion for modern, complex processor architecture, digital design, and verification in general. You are a team player who has excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with other engineers located in different sites/timezones. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and are willing to learn and ready to take on problems.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop/Maintain tests for functional verification and performance verification at the core level
• Build testbench components to support the next generation IP
• Maintain or improve current test libraries to support IP level testing
• Create hardware emulation build to verify the IP functional performance
• Maintain and improve current hardware emulation environment to speed up the runtime performance and improve the debug facility
• Provide technical support to other teams

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Good at C/C++
• Familiarity with SystemVerilog and modern verification libraries like UVM
• Experience/Background on Computing/Graphics is a benefit
• Experience with OpenGL/OpenCL/D3D programming is a benefit

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

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

LOCATION:

Penang, Malaysia

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.