Formal Verification Architect

AMD; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD is seeking an experienced ASIC Formal Verification Architect to join the IOHUB team. You will lead a team of formal verification engineers, define architectures and methodologies, and drive verification closure across SoC projects.

Strong leadership, deep formal methods, and collaboration with design teams are essential. Ideal candidates will have BS/MS in engineering or CS and expertise in JasperGold/VC-formal, with UVM bridging between formal and simulation flows.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical/Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• Strong expertise in formal verification methodologies (Static/Dynamic) and verification closure.
• Proven leadership experience guiding technical teams and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of formal verification engineers across multiple IP and SoC projects.
• Define and drive formal verification architecture, methodologies, and development plans with IP architects and design teams.
• Develop formal verification test plans and execute verification closure strategies.
• Architect and maintain reusable formal verification environments and components.
• Drive adoption of best practices across the organization.

Skills

Formal verification

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Team mentoring

Education

BS/MS in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

JasperGold

VC-formal

UVM

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.At AMD, we believe technology can change lives for the better. It can heal us, entertain us, and make us more connected, productive, and understanding of the world around us. And we’re looking for talent who feel the same: people who want to leave the planet better than they found it, those who don’t shy away from humanity’s challenges but are determined to help solve them.

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.At AMD, we believe technology can change lives for the better. It can heal us, entertain us, and make us more connected, productive, and understanding of the world around us. And we’re looking for talent who feel the same: people who want to leave the planet better than they found it, those who don’t shy away from humanity’s challenges but are determined to help solve them.

AMD is powering the next generation of supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or creating go-to-market plans, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward.

The Role

AMD's NBIO (Northbridge I/O) organization is seeking an experienced ASIC Formal Verification Architect to join the IOHUB team. This team develops industry-leading I/O connectivity, virtualization, and infrastructure technologies that power next-generation data center, AI/ML, client, graphics, embedded, and semi-custom products.

The Person

The ideal candidate is a technical leader with deep expertise in formal verification methodologies and a passion for solving complex design and verification challenges. You thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and can effectively drive projects from concept through verification closure.

You Possess

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Proven leadership experience guiding technical teams and mentoring engineers
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivation with the ability to independently drive initiatives to completion
• A continuous improvement mindset and passion for technical innovation
• The ability to balance multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of formal verification engineers across multiple IP and SoC projects
• Define and drive formal verification architecture, methodologies, and development plans in partnership with IP architects and design teams
• Develop comprehensive formal verification test plans and execute verification closure strategies
• Architect, develop, and maintain reusable formal verification environments, properties, components, and infrastructure
• Drive adoption of industry-leading formal verification methodologies and best practices across the organization
• Perform formal connectivity verification, deadlock/livelock analysis, and protocol verification for complex I/O and arbitration-intensive designs
• Apply advanced formal techniques, including abstraction, decomposition, and assume-guarantee methodologies, to solve challenging verification problems
• Debug and triage failures identified through formal verification tools and root-cause complex design issues
• Collaborate closely with design, validation, and post-silicon teams to reproduce and resolve functional issues
• Contribute to verification sign-off activities and ensure delivery of high-quality silicon solutions
• Foster technical excellence through coaching, mentorship, and knowledge sharing across the team

Preferred Experience

• Strong understanding of digital design and computer architecture
• Verification skills: Formal verification (Static and Dynamic), Assertion based verification, FPV and DPV
• Experience with CDC and RDC formal verification methodologies; proficiency with JasperGold CDC/RDC and Connectivity apps strongly preferred
• Experience with sequential/logical equivalence checking (SEC/LEC)
• Ability to apply abstraction, decomposition, and assume-guarantee reasoning to tackle intractable formal problems at scale
• Strong Design debug, Deep bug hunting skills
• Formal test planning, Formal tools – Jasper, VC-formal.
• Design knowledge of CPU, GPU, Bus/Noc/Interconnect, Memory Controllers, Cache preferred
• Familiarity with UVM-based simulation environments and experience bridging formal and simulation-based verification flows
• System Verilog, Verilog or VHDL, Scripting skills are an asset.

Academic Credentials

• BS/MS degree in Engineering (Electrical, Electronics, Computer) or Computer Science.

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.