DFT Architect

Job Title

DFT Architect

Role Summary

Senior SoC architecture role based in Bengaluru responsible for defining SoC and IP block architecture, driving product requirements and roadmaps, and optimizing power, performance and area. The role leads cross-functional architecture efforts and coordinates hardware, firmware, BIOS and software to enable product features.

Experience Level

Senior — the posting describes a senior-level role; no specific years of experience were listed.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include setting architecture direction, coordinating across teams, and delivering technical solutions that meet product goals.

• Define product features and micro-architecture requirements; drive technical specifications for SoC and IP blocks.
• Ensure firmware, BIOS and software align with hardware to enable features and optimize performance and power.
• Work cross-functionally with IP and domain architects to identify risks and develop architectural solutions.
• Act as product owner for architecture analysis and technical solutions for marketing or feature changes.
• Collaborate with design teams on area, floorplan refinement, timing targets, emulation plans, and verification test plans.
• Support pre-silicon and post-silicon activities including pre-Si bug resolution and post-Si performance, power and functional debug.
• Share knowledge, mentor engineers, and contribute to platform and system architecture efforts.

Requirements

Must-have

• Strong foundation in systems and SoC architecture and demonstrated success driving architecture and product roadmaps.
• Expertise in one or more areas: CPU or GPU microarchitecture, memory sub-systems, interconnect/fabrics, coherency, multimedia, I/O subsystems, clocks/resets, virtualization, or security.
• Experience analyzing micro-architectural features to identify workload performance bottlenecks.
• Demonstrated expertise in power management microarchitecture, low-power design and power optimization at architecture, logic and circuit levels.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills for cross-functional and executive interactions.

Nice-to-have

• Experience with floorplanning, area tradeoffs, timing closure, emulation and verification sign-offs.
• Hands-on involvement in pre-silicon verification and post-silicon debug workflows.
• Prior experience mentoring senior engineers and leading architecture teams across geographies.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a related discipline preferred.

About the Company

Company: Advanced Micro Devices

Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, USA

Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures microprocessors, graphics processors, and related technologies for a variety of computing devices. Known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, AMD's mission is to deliver high-performance computing solutions for AI, data centers, gaming, and embedded applications. They foster a collaborative, inclusive culture focused on creativity and problem-solving, aiming to drive progress and excellence in technology.