Staff Digital Design Engineer

Company Overview

Advanced Micro Devices Inc is a global leader in the semiconductor industry, known for pushing the boundaries of technology in computing solutions.

Role Summary

The Staff Digital Design Engineer will focus on circuit power optimization for high-speed SerDes (Serializer/Deserializer) systems. The ideal candidate will work on evaluating and optimizing advanced DSP algorithms and circuits aimed at achieving minimal power consumption.

Experience Level

This position is recommended for experienced engineers with a strong background in digital circuit design and power optimization within advanced process nodes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with architects, hardware engineers, and verification teams to refine and implement low power DSP features for SerDes transceivers.
• Model and evaluate algorithms for power efficiency, focusing on equalization, filtering, and sequence detection.
• Contribute to RTL development ensuring high-quality code using front-end ASIC tools.
• Assist verification engineers in creating power test cases.
• Write detailed documentation outlining power optimization strategies.

Requirements

Candidates must possess the following qualifications: proven experience in power analysis and optimization of digital logic at advanced process nodes, a strong background in digital design techniques with proficiency in RTL (preferably SystemVerilog), and familiarity with ASIC front-end design tools, specifically related to power analysis and simulation.

Education Requirements

A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a closely related field is required.