Staff Silicon Design Engineer

Job Title

Staff Silicon Design Engineer

Role Summary

Senior verification engineer responsible for performance verification of a multi-subsystem NBIO IP used across client, server, embedded, graphics, and semi-custom SoCs. Work within a performance verification team interfacing with IP/SoC architects, RTL designers, system verification and modeling teams.

The role focuses on performance analysis, verification planning, testbench development and driving cross-team debugging and performance case studies to inform architecture and design decisions.

Experience Level

Senior - typically 5+ years of ASIC design and verification experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Accountable for technical leadership and delivery of NBIO performance verification across projects.

• Lead a small team of engineers on NBIO performance verification and execution.
• Collaborate with performance architects, RTL designers and SoC architects to define features and verify performance.
• Create performance test plans from hardware use cases and coordinate technical reviews.
• Run and triage regressions; manage daily scrums, backlogs and project planning.
• Develop and improve verification infrastructure, methodologies and automation.
• Debug functional and performance failures, identify root causes and work with designers to resolve issues.
• Perform performance case studies, generate results and analysis scripts, and present findings to SoC/chip leads and management.
• Prepare detailed performance reports and present in management readouts.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience for the role.

• 5+ years of ASIC design verification experience focused on RTL, verification and architecture (preferred).
• Proficient with UVM methodology and SystemVerilog; experience developing or enhancing UVM testbenches.
• Strong debugging skills for functional and performance issues in RTL designs.
• Experience with performance analysis and verification of protocols such as PCIe, CXL, I/O virtualization, memory management and SoC-level interactions.
• Familiarity with Agile/scrum planning and execution.
• Programming and scripting: C/C++ and scripting languages such as Python, Perl or Tcl.
• Proven communication skills and ability to coordinate across distributed teams; experience mentoring or leading junior engineers.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree preferred in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.

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.