Senior Silicon Verification Engineer - IP & Graphics

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is seeking a silicon verification engineer to plan, develop, and execute verification for AMD graphics processor IP.

You’ll work with cross‑functional teams to ensure high‑quality silicon through robust verification strategies and early issue resolution. You will typically design and debug verification environments, develop directed and constrained‑random tests, and improve verification methodologies.

Qualifications

• Experience with IP-level ASIC verification.
• Experience debugging RTL and firmware using simulation and verification tools.
• Experience working with UVM-based testbenches in Linux and Windows environments.
• Knowledge of Verilog, SystemVerilog, C, and C++.
• Understanding graphics pipeline architecture and associated verification challenges.
• Experience developing UVM-based verification frameworks, methodologies, processes, and workflows.
• Experience automating engineering workflows within distributed compute environments.
• Exposure to simulation profiling, performance optimization, acceleration technologies, and HLS tools or methodologies.
• Experience using C++ within Linux environments; exposure to Windows platforms is beneficial.
• Knowledge of UVM methodologies and SystemVerilog verification concepts.
• Familiarity with SystemC, TLM, and related modeling approaches.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Perl, Ruby, shell scripting, or Makefiles.
• Experience providing technical guidance, mentorship, or informal leadership within engineering teams.
• Exposure to video codec technologies, multimedia systems, or related solutions is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with architecture, hardware, and firmware teams to understand and verify new feature requirements.
• Develop verification test plans that account for interactions across hardware, firmware, software drivers, and system-level use cases.
• Estimate effort required for verification development, including test creation and updates to verification environments.
• Develop directed and constrained-random verification tests.
• Debug test failures, identify root causes, and partner with RTL and firmware engineers to resolve design and test issues.
• Review functional and code coverage metrics and enhance verification content to achieve coverage objectives.
• Contribute to verification methodology improvements that enhance quality, efficiency, and scalability.

Skills

IP-level ASIC verification

RTL and firmware debugging

UVM-based testbenches

Verilog

SystemVerilog

C

C++

graphics pipeline knowledge

verification frameworks

distributed compute workflows

Perl / shell scripting

Education

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

Tools

Verilog

SystemVerilog

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is seeking a silicon verification engineer to plan, develop, and execute verification for AMD graphics processor IP.

You’ll work with cross‑functional teams to ensure high‑quality silicon through robust verification strategies and early issue resolution. You will typically design and debug verification environments, develop directed and constrained‑random tests, and improve verification methodologies.