3rd Party Memory PHY Technical Lead

AMD; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD is seeking a highly skilled engineer to join a high-impact team focused on integration and support of third-party Memory/Serdes IP across AMD products in Austin, TX. You will lead architectural decisions, guide IP collaboration with vendors, and drive post-silicon validation and production readiness.

Responsibilities include owning selected IPs, providing technical leadership, and working with SoC teams to ensure SI/PI quality while exploring new IP technologies for licensing and adoption.

Qualifications

• Experience designing high-speed mixed-signal IP.
• Knowledge of IP integration into an SoC.
• Familiarity with interface protocols such as PCIe, USB, MIPI.
• Experience with FinFET semiconductor technologies at 7nm or below.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the AMD technical owner for selected third-party Memory/Serdes IP across multiple product programs.
• Provide technical leadership for the IP/PHY throughout the product lifecycle, from architecture to post-silicon validation to production.
• Collaborate with third-party IP vendors to support IP evaluation, design transfer, and integration into AMD SoCs; work with Technical Project Manager.
• Partner with SoC integration teams to ensure electrical, logical, and physical quality of IP integration.

Skills

High-speed SerDes IP

IP integration

System architecture

RTL understanding

Python/UNIX

Lab measurement tools

Education

B.S. or M.S. Electrical Engineering

Job description

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THE ROLE:

The candidate will join a highly visible and influential team of high-speed physical interface (PHY) and mixed signal IP experts tasked with integration and support of 3rd Party Memory/Serdes PHY and mixed signal IP across all AMD products. The team works across a large swath of AMD integration and post-silicon teams as well as with IP vendors and AMD customers.

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate is self-motivated to work independently as well as collaboratively with technical people across a variety of AMD and vendor/partner teams, and who thinks of herself/himself as a problem solver.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as the AMD technical owner for selected third-party Memory/Serdes PHY and mixed-signal IP across multiple product programs.
• Provide technical leadership for the IP/PHY throughout the product lifecycle, from architecture --> integration --> post-silicon validation --> production.
• Collaborate directly with third-party IP vendors to support IP evaluation, design transfer, release collateral, and integration into AMD SoCs; working closely with the Technical Project Manager.
• Partner with SoC integration teams to ensure electrical, logical, and physical quality of IP integration.
• Drive system-level architectural decisions by balancing performance, power, area, cost, and implementation constraints.
• Interpret industry standards and customer requirements, translating them into silicon, package, PCB, and validation specifications.
• Support package and PCB design teams with signal integrity and power integrity analysis, debug, and optimization; Partnering with SI/PI experts within AMD.
• Evaluate new PHY and mixed-signal IP technologies for licensing and adoption.
• Partner with post-silicon validation teams in directing first-silicon bring-up, debug, characterization, compliance testing, ATE production test support, and customer issue resolution.
• Analyze post-silicon results and drive improvements to future PHY architectures, design methodologies, and IP development processes.
• Provide technical guidance across the hardware development lifecycle, leveraging understanding of transistor-level design, system architecture, and SoC integration.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Strong experience designing high-speed mixed-signal IP, ideally with system-level architecture experience. Should have breadth of knowledge across the full IP hardware development process (or strong interest in developing it) and experience with integration IP into an SOC
• Design knowledge of high-speed I/O SerDes or Memory PHY architectures and blocks, plus general mixed-signal IP, e.g. CTLE, FFE, DFE, VGA, CDR, PLL/DLL, TX driver, EMC, GPIO, etc.
• Experience with one or more interface protocols like HBM, LPDDR, DDR, GDDR, PCIe, Ethernet, USB, DisplayPort, HDMI, MIPI etc. is preferred.
• Experience with advanced FinFET semiconductor technologies at and below 7nm.
• Basic understanding of RTL, logic design, and digital circuits
• Python and/or Perl programming desirable. Should be familiar with UNIX environment.
• Laboratory experience, including hands-on use of equipment: BERT, oscilloscope, logic analyzer, etc. desirable.
• Strong analytical/problem solving skills, ability to learn quickly, and attention to detail.
• Good teamwork and oral and written communications skills are critical.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• B.S. or M.S. Electrical Engineering preferred

LOCATION: Austin, TX

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.