Senior Memory PHY Architect: High-Speed IP Design

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Memory PHY Design Engineer to architect and develop high‑speed memory interface IP.

You will shape digital PHY architecture, RTL, and firmware for LPDDR and DDR technologies while partnering with analog, circuit, verification, firmware, physical design, and system teams. You will influence product direction, drive power, performance, and area goals, and help establish design methodologies across programs while mentoring engineers and guiding

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/master’s/doctoral degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field preferred.
• Deep expertise in Memory PHY architecture for LPDDR, DDR, GDDR, or HBM.
• Proven track record in RTL/firmware development and silicon bring-up.
• Experience guiding multi-team technical direction and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Define features and translate requirements into technical specs for IP.
• Lead Memory PHY digital architecture from microarchitecture to RTL and verification.
• Architect PHY link-layer functionality with analog and system architects.
• Drive co-design, RTL coding, and firmware integration for high-speed interfaces.
• Guide synthesis, timing, power optimization, and physical implementation.
• Collaborate across teams to define and validate new product features.
• Identify risks and drive architectural solutions meeting product goals.
• Share knowledge and methodologies across platform teams.
• Support post-silicon debugging of functional and performance issues.
• Advance AI-assisted design and verification productivity.

Skills

Memory PHY architecture

Digital design

Mentor engineers

Cross-functional collaboration

Verilog/SystemVerilog

Python scripting

Power management microarchitecture

Timing closure / STA

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/CE/CS

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

Verilog

SystemVerilog

Python

UPF / low-power design

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Memory PHY Design Engineer to architect and develop high‑speed memory interface IP.

You will shape digital PHY architecture, RTL, and firmware for LPDDR and DDR technologies while partnering with analog, circuit, verification, firmware, physical design, and system teams. You will influence product direction, drive power, performance, and area goals, and help establish design methodologies across programs while mentoring engineers and guiding