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RTL Design Engineer

AMD
San Jose, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/3/2026
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

As a member of the Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group, you will help bring to life cutting-edge designs. As a member of the front-end design team, you will work closely with the architecture, IP design, Physical Design teams, and product engineers to achieve first pass silicon success.



THE PERSON:

You have a passion for modern, complex processor architecture, RTL coding, and digital design in general. You are a team player who has excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with other engineers located in different sites/timezones. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and are willing to learn and ready to take on problems.



KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Own the design and implementation of blocks to meet functional, timing, area and power requirements
  • Guide and review verification for these blocks
  • Design and implement logic functions that enable efficient test and debug
  • Implement automation to increase design team efficiency


PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

  • Strong front-end RTL engineering background
  • Strong communication skills, able to summarize complex problems for executives as well as drill down to details with architects and engineers
  • Strong analytic and problem solving skills including the ability to analyze current behavior, identify potential areas for improvement, and design of experiments
  • Experience with Arm architecture and APB, AXI, CHI protocols
  • Experience with design reuse, including RTL, constraints, and waivers
  • Experience with SoC level design integration
  • Experience with automation using scripting techniques such as PERL, Python, or Tcl
  • Experience with timing constraints and timing exceptions
  • Experience running standard quality checks such as LINT and CDC
  • Experience designing with multiple power domains including writing UPF
  • Must be a self-starter and self-motivated




ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

  • Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering


LOCATION: San Jose, CA

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

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.

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