Interconnect Micro-Architect & RTL Design Engineer

Overview :

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded.

Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges.

We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives.

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Responsibilities :

INTERCONNECT MICRO-ARCHITECT & RTL DESIGN ENGINEER

THE ROLE :

As a member of the Infinity Fabric Architecture and RTL team, you will help build the next generation scalable coherent interconnect to provide connectivity between CPU, GPU and special purpose accelerators.

Every product that AMD sells has its own custom-designed Infinity Data Fabric, so this role gives an engineer the opportunity to work on a broad array of products that address a variety of markets, including traditional servers, high performance computing, client desktop and laptop PCs, machine intelligence, graphics, console gaming, embedded, and customer-specific applications.

It is a challenging position that involves working at a fast pace of innovation on the cutting edge of technology. Come join the AMD team!

THE PERSON :

You have a passion for modern, complex processor architecture, digital design as well as verification / design quality. You are a team player who has excellent communication skills, strong analytical & problem-solving skills and are willing to learn and ready to take on problems.

A global mindset and ability to work in a multi site environment are keys to being successful in this role.

KEY RESPONSIBLITIES :

Early architectural / performance exploration through micro-architectural definition and design

Optimize the design to meet power, performance, area and timing requirements.

Write easily readable and synthesizable Verilog RTL

Run some unit level testing to deliver quality code to the Design Verification Team

Create assertions to improve coverage and cover points to analyze coverage of the design.

Create well written block level design documentation.

Participate in post silicon functional and performance debug and tuning.

Mentor junior engineers

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE :

Proven experience designing logic blocks in CPU, GPU, NOC, or cache designs.

Strong understanding of digital electronics and high-speed designs(>

1GHz)

Strong understanding of multi-processor coherency, memory ordering, i / o ordering, interrupts, MMU and caches

Excellent knowledge of Verilog and System Verilog

Good debugging and analytical skills

Exposure to Design for Test, understanding of scan concepts and writing DFT friendly RTL.

Working knowledge of C, C++ and a scripting language like Perl or Python

Working knowledge of x86 or ARM ISA is a plus.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS :

BS, MS, or PhD degree in Electrical or Computer engineering. Advance degree preferred.

LOCATION : Fort Collins, CO; Austin, TX; or Santa Clara, CA

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Qualifications :

At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package. Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position.

You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

You’ll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail .

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. 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.