Senior Staff Pre Silicon Verification Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is seeking a Senior Staff Silicon Design Verification Engineer in San Jose to lead validation of high‑speed IPs. You will architect verification environments for DDR5/LPDDR6/HBM4, NoC, and security features, and guide teams through planning, execution, and delivery.

You will champion state‑of‑the‑art verification methodologies, mentor engineers, and collaborate with design, architecture, and software groups to ensure first‑pass silicon success.

Qualifications

• This role requires hands-on verification leadership for memory controllers and IP/SoC designs.
• Strong knowledge of DDR/LPDDR/HBM protocols, calibration, and memory timing is essential.
• Experience with UVM, SystemVerilog test benches, and formal verification is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead verification of high-speed crypto and NoC designs with top-quality standards.
• Architect and build IP/SoC verification environments and testbenches.
• Direct verification teams from planning to program delivery.
• Develop comprehensive verification plans and regression strategies.
• Collaborate with design and software to implement verification strategies.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in verification.

Skills

Memory controller verification

UVM

SystemVerilog

Formal verification

VCS/Xcelium

NoC/DDR5/LPDDR6/HBM4

Leadership

Education

BS +8 yrs / MS +6 yrs / PhD +3 yrs in EE/CE/CS

Tools

Synopsys VCS

Cadence Xcelium

JasperGold

Questa Formal

Job description

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THE ROLE:

Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group (AECG) seeks a Senior Staff Silicon Design Verification Engineer to provide technical leadership and expertise in the verification of cutting‑edge DRAM Memory Controller IPs (DDR5, LPDDR6, HBM4), high‑speed Crypto, and Network‑on‑Chip (NoC). You will be responsible for architecting, developing, and utilizing simulation and/or formal‑based verification environments at both block and SoC‑level to achieve first‑pass silicon success.

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate has a proven track record in driving strategies and successfully executing verification strategies for Pre‑Silicon Design IP and/or SOC designs. They should be strong team players with excellent communication and leadership skills, capable of positively and strategically influencing design teams to improve overall product quality.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the verification of high-speed Crypto, Network‑on‑Chip (NoC), cutting‑edge DRAM Memory controller (DDR5, LPDDR6, HBM4) designs, ensuring the highest standards of quality and performance.
• Architect, develop, and use simulation and/or formal‑based verification environments at IP and SoC‑level.
• Lead and manage verification teams, including planning, execution, tracking, verification closure, and delivery to programs.
• Develop and execute comprehensive verification plans, including testbenches and test cases.
• Collaborate with design, architecture, and software teams to define and implement verification strategies.
• Utilize advanced verification methodologies, including UVM, formal verification, and assertion‑based verification.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative team environment.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Require hands on experience with verification of state‑of‑the‑art memory controllers such as DDR, LPDDR, and HBM. Requires strong understanding of current memory controller protocols and calibration (DDR3/4/5, LPDDR4/5/6, HBM2/3/4), board skew and jitter modeling.
• Require proven track record in technical leadership of teams with 5+ engineers. This includes planning, execution, tracking, verification closure, and delivery to programs.
• Require experience with development of UVM and System Verilog test benches and usage of simulation tools/debug environments such as Synopsys VCS or Cadence Xcelium.
• Require strong understanding of state of the art of verification techniques, including assertion and metric‑driven verification. Experience as a verification architect, establishing the verification methodology, tools and infrastructure for high‑performance IP and/or VLSI designs is a plus.
• Require familiarity with verification management tools as well as an understanding of database management particularly as it pertains to regression management.
• Experience with formal property checking tools such as VC Formal (Synopsys), JasperGold (Cadence), and Questa Formal (Mentor) is a plus.
• Experience with gate‑level simulation, power‑aware verification is a plus.
• Experience with silicon debug at the tester and board level, is a plus.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Require BS w/ 8+ yrs or MS w/ 6+ yrs or PhD w/ 3+ yrs in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.

This is a 5 Day per week onsite role in San Jose.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.