Staff Silicon Design Engineer (Design Verification)

Advanced Micro Devices; Penang; Hybrid; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in Penang is seeking an experienced verification engineer to join their dynamic team. You'll focus on verifying new features for x86 based SoCs, fostering collaboration across various engineering teams, and engaging in both debugging and automated testing processes. Candidates should have a solid background in ASIC verification, computer architecture, and proficiency in UVM testbenches. This role offers a hybrid working environment with opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Experience collaborating with engineers across different locations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Willing to learn and take on new challenges.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with architects and engineers to verify new features.
• Build test plans accounting for interactions with various components.
• Debug test failures and resolve design defects.

Skills

Proficient in IP level ASIC verification

Strong Computer Architecture and Digital Logic Concepts

Proficient in using UVM testbenches

Scripting language experience: Perl, Ruby

Education

Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Linux

Windows

Job description

Overview

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: We"re looking for an experienced verification engineer, passionate about finding bugs and doing things the right way. We"re building a new block for x86 based SoCs and this is a great opportunity to make an impact with a dynamic team on a very high volume and visibility SoC.

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

• Collaborate with architects, hardware engineers, and firmware engineers to understand the new features to be verified
• Build test plan documentation, accounting for interactions with other features, the hardware, the firmware, and the software driver use cases
• Estimate the time required to write the new feature tests and any required changes to the test environment
• Build the directed and random verification tests
• Debug test failures to determine the root cause; work with RTL and firmware engineers to resolve design defects and correct any test issues
• Review functional and code coverage metrics – modify or add tests or constrain random tests to meet the coverage requirements

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Proficient in IP level ASIC verification including ASIC Verification lifecycle
• Strong Computer Architecture and Digital Logic Concepts
• Proficient in using UVM testbenches and working in Linux and Windows environments
• Developing UVM based verification frameworks and testbenches, processes and flows
• Automating workflows in a distributed compute environment
• Good understanding and hands-on experience in the UVM concepts and SystemVerilog language
• Scripting language experience: Perl, Ruby, Makefile, shell preferred
• Exposure to leadership or mentorship is an asset
• Experience working on Memory Hierarchy - Caches / DRAM Controllers / On Chip Fabrics is a big plus

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

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

LOCATION

Penang, Malaysia

DV

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