Silicon Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. in San Jose is seeking a Silicon Design Engineer to research, design, develop, and test electronic components for ASICs and semiconductor devices.

You will perform architecture, logic design, and system simulations, and contribute to the development of complex ICs, including layout considerations and timing/power analysis. Under supervision, you’ll apply engineering principles, utilize Verilog, C++, Python, and scripting, and work with RTL concepts and STA methods to

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related field.
• Experience may be gained through graduate-level coursework, research, or internship experience.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, develop, and/or test electronic components and systems for semiconductor devices.
• Define architecture design, logic design, and system simulation.
• Define module interfaces/formats for simulation and contribute to multidimensional IC designs.
• Evaluate process flow from high-level designs to synthesis, place and route, timing and power use.

Skills

RTL design

VLSI fundamentals

High-speed digital

Formal verification tools

Verilog/Python/C++ scripting

FPGA tooling

STA timing methods

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Electrical and Computer Engineering / Electronic Engineering

Job description

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Job Role and Responsibility:

Xilinx, Inc., a subsidiary of AMD, Inc., is hiring Silicon Design Engineer to Research, design, develop, and/or test electronic components and systems for semiconductor and related device manufacturing, employing knowledge of electronic theory. Perform definition, design, verification, and/or documentation for ASIC development. Determine architecture design, logic design, and/or system simulation. Define module interfaces/formats for simulation. Contribute to the development of multidimensional designs involving the layout of complex integrated circuits. Evaluate all aspects of the process flow from high‑level designs to synthesis, place and route, and timing and power use. Work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors. Under supervision, exercise limited judgment within defined company procedures and practices to select methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Utilize knowledge of computers and electronics, including circuit boards, processors, chips, and electronic equipment, as well as knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles. Apply knowledge of engineering principles, best practices, and technologies to the design, development, and testing of various company products.

Travel required:

NO

Qualifications: Degree required

Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related field.

Qualifications: Amount and type of experience required:

None.

Specific skills required: The following skills are required:

• Design concepts and RTL implementation;
• VLSI Fundamentals, Digital Systems, Circuits design, STA, and RTL;
• Experience with high speed digital circuits (serializer, deserializer, counters, and dividers)
• STA and methodologies for timing closure;
• Experience with formal tools or functional verification tools by VCS, Cadence, or Mentor Graphics;
• Verilog, Perl, Python, and C++ scripting and programming; and
• FPGA based tools and methodologies.

Experience may be gained through graduate-level coursework, research, or internship experience.

Preferred Skills: N/A

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

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.