RTL Design Engineer

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We are looking for an adaptive, self‑motivated design engineer to be part of a leading team to drive and improve AMD’s abilities to deliver the highest quality, industry‑leading technologies to market. As a key contributor, you will focus on RTL design and validation of high‑speed interfaces such as Chip‑to‑Chip interconnect and highly configurable multi‑protocol PHYs. The design engineering team furthers and encourages continuous technical innovation to showcase successes as well as facilitate continuous career development.

You have a passion for digital design and verification. You are a team player, have strong analytical and problem‑solving skills and are willing to learn and ready to take on problems.

• Perform RTL design of digital components.
• Work with functional verification team to meet coverage and quality standards.
• Analyze/fix Lint and CDC errors of the components.
• Guarantee quality/timely deliverables meeting project’s schedule.
• Help to improve/automate design process.
• Support post‑silicon product bring‑up/debug.

• Working experience in designing digital components for high performance, low power FPGA/SOC.
• Combined Experience or relevant coursework in some of the following areas:
• Ser Des/Memory/Chip‑to‑Chip interconnect PHY Designs
• Design of digital circuits and components using Verilog/System Verilog
• Debugging in digital and mixed‑signal simulation environment.
• Power‑optimization of digital designs.
• Multi‑clock domain designs.
• Design constraints for synthesis and static timing analysis.
• Logic synthesis, timing closure, logical equivalence checking.
• Scripting languages such as Perl, Tcl, or Python.
• Use of AI for productivity enhancement
• Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering

San Jose, CA

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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