Cpu Core Design Verification Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices; Boxborough (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices in Boxborough, MA is seeking an adaptive design verification engineer to join our team. You will drive verification for blocks or cores and collaborate with RTL engineers to improve clock gating and verification coverage.

You will write tests, sequences, and testbenches in C++, SystemVerilog/UVM, and related formal methods to ensure high-quality designs, with strong problem-solving and communication skills. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering required.
• Experience in design verification and RTL/verification languages.
• Familiarity with UVM and SystemVerilog.
• Excellent communication and cross-site collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive verification for the block or core to verify the design.
• Coordinate with RTL engineers to implement logic design for better clock gating and verify the various aspects of the design.
• Write tests, sequences, and testbench components in C++, SystemVerilog, and UVM along with formal methods to achieve verification of the design.
• Responsible for verification quality metrics.

Skills

Strong C/C++ proficiency

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

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

Tools

SystemVerilog

UVM

C/C++ tooling

Perl/Python

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

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/time zones. You have strong analytical and problem‑solving skills and are willing to learn and ready to take on problems.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive verification for the block or core to verify the design
• Coordinate with RTL engineers to implement logic design for better clock gating and verify the various aspects of the design
• Write tests, sequences, and testbench components in C++, x86, SystemVerilog, and UVM along with formal to achieve verification of the design
• Responsible for verification quality metrics

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Strong C/C++ proficiency
• Experience/Background with modern processor micro‑architectures
• Experience with RTL languages like VHDL/Verilog
• SystemVerilog and modern verification libraries like UVM
• Scripting experience like Perl/Python/Ruby is a benefit

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering / Electrical Engineering

LOCATION

Boxborough, MA

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.