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RTL / Design Verification Engineer

AMD
Folsom, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/4/2026
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

We are looking for an adaptive, self-motivative Design Verification (DV) engineer to join our growing PLL team. As a key contributor, you will be part of a leading team that drives and improves AMD's ability to deliver the highest quality, industry-leading technologies to the market. The Design Engineering team furthers and encourages continuous technical innovation to showcase successes as well as facilitate continuous career development.

The Person

  • The successful candidate will possess:
  • Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills along with attention to details
  • Must be an initiative-taker, able to drive tasks independently and efficiently to completion
  • Strong/effective communication skills
  • Enthusiastic team-first mentality
  • Ability to provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers
  • Relevant academic background (M.Sc. degree preferred) and at least 8 years of progressive experience


Key Responsibilities

  • Analyze complex verification and digital design problems and propose verification / micro-architecture solutions
  • Develop RTL and Firmware validation.
  • Drive/develop ASIC verification flows and scripts.
  • Create Verification architecture.
  • Work with the RTL Design team to ensure functional correctness and coverage.
  • Support silicon bring-up and diagnostics.
  • Support Post-silicon debug, root cause bug, provide solution or workaround.


Preferred Experience

  • Proven experience in design verification from specification to successful silicon.
  • Experience in PLL, high-speed interfaces such as DDR, PCIe and high-speed SERDES.
  • Experience in designs with multiple power domains.
  • Experience in designs with multiple clock domains.
  • Experience in behavior modeling for Analog Circuits.
  • Experience in industry-standard ASIC CAD tools for verification, simulation, synthesis, STA, CDC, UPF, power estimation, etc.


Academic Credentials

  • Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering


LOCATION:

  • Folsom, CA


This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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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