Staff Silicon Design Engineer

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING 

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.  Together, we advance your career.  

THE ROLE: 

The focus of this role is to research, develop, plan and craft the features and specifications for circuits that detect, control, and respond to the management of clocks and power delivery within graphics and high performance computation IP at AMD.

THE PERSON:

A successful candidate will be an analytical thinker with problem-solving skills and excellent attention to detail.  The candidate should possess excellent comprehension, communication, and interpersonal skills, and enjoy working in a fast-paced, multi-project and multi-team environment using state of the art tools and technology.

KEY RESPONSIBLITIES:

• Collaborate with SOC and feature architects, architects of other subsystems, RTL design engineers, and firmware engineers to define the power management features needed across a broad platform of devices
• Write specifications to define those features
• Balance the needs for robust solutions, unified broad applicability across product families, and suitability for fast execution.
• Review detailed microarchitecture specs and test plans for completeness and correctness

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Proficient in debugging firmware and RTL code using simulation tools and code analysis tools
• Graphics pipeline knowledge
• Familiarity with power management techniques and types of clock sources
• SW/FW/HW interactions and programming sequences
• Mixed-signal design experience, or experience with power distribution networks

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelors degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering 
• Masters or Doctorate preferred

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This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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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.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position.  AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.