RTL Design Engineer

Job Title

RTL Design Engineer

Role Summary

Work on front-end RTL design within AMD's Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group to develop processor and SoC blocks. Collaborate with architecture, IP, physical design, verification, and product engineering teams to achieve first-pass silicon success.

Experience Level

Mid-level. No explicit years-of-experience specified in the posting.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include designing RTL blocks, ensuring delivery quality, and improving team efficiency.

• Own design and implementation of RTL blocks to meet functional, timing, area and power targets.
• Drive first-pass silicon success through close collaboration with architecture, IP, and physical design teams.
• Guide and review verification for blocks; work with verification teams to resolve issues.
• Design and implement logic to support testability and debug.
• Implement automation to increase front-end design team efficiency.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and attributes, followed by common preferred skills.

• Must-have: Strong front-end RTL engineering background and experience in RTL coding and digital design.
• Must-have: Ability to deliver designs that meet functional, timing, area, and power requirements.
• Must-have: Experience reviewing and guiding verification efforts; strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must-have: Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to collaborate across sites and time zones.
• Must-have: Self-starter with initiative to drive tasks to completion.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with Arm architecture and APB/AXI/CHI protocols.
• Nice-to-have: Design reuse experience (RTL, constraints, waivers) and SoC-level integration experience.
• Nice-to-have: Automation/scripting skills (Perl, Python, Tcl) to support design and flows.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with timing constraints/exceptions, static checks (LINT, CDC), and multi-power-domain design including UPF.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering (as stated in the posting).

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.