Staff Silicon Design Engineer - Emulation

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A successful candidate will work with senior design and design verificaiton teams on the definition and execution of emulation test plans. The candidate will be highly accurate, detail-oriented, independent, and possessing good communication and problem-solving skills.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Execute emulation test plans, ensuring high-quality outcomes and adherence to timelines.
• Collaborate effectively with team members across North America to align on project goals, share insights, and implement best practices.
• Contribute in the design and implementation of emulation test benches.
• Contribute into continuously improving the emulation methodology.
• Experience implementing synthesizable models using SystemVerilog.
• Drive debug with designers and verifiers
• Collaborate with IP design and verification teams on test planning and task execution.
• Work on various emulation methodologies such as: Transactors, Simulation Acceleration, Hybrid VMs
• Execute verification of the latest features and protocols
• Integrate, bring-up and debug standard interfaces like UART, JTAG, I2C, USB
• Integrate and bring-up 3rd party accelerate verification IPs.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in system and subsystem level designs
• Experience with FPGA flows, synthesis and PnR
• Experience in RTL design, verification, and embedded FW
• Excellent programing skills in C/C++, SystemVerilog
• Experience working with Verilog/SystemVerilog based designs.
• Experience with UVM based testbenches.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
• Debugging experience with waveform analyzers
• Scripting/preprocessing
• Experience working in emulation and prototyping.
• Understand AMBA, PCIe and CXL standards.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• PhD, BSc or MSc in computer science, computer engineering, or electrical engineering

Benefits offered are described:  AMD benefits at a glance.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.