FPGA Platform Engineer

AMD - Santa Clara, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Santa Clara, CA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

At AMD, we are committed to transforming lives through our technology, and as an FPGA Platform Engineer, you will play a crucial role in this mission. Your primary responsibility will be to design and bring up FPGA platforms for AMD System on Chip (SoC) products. This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams to define system requirements and design FPGA platforms that incorporate High-Speed IO. You will be at the forefront of innovation, working on projects that are essential for next-generation computing experiences, including data centers, artificial intelligence, gaming, and embedded systems. In this position, you will be tasked with defining and designing FPGA platforms, collaborating with various teams to ensure successful platform bring-up, and providing technical support to customers. Your work will involve testing and debugging FPGA platforms, ensuring that they meet the high standards expected at AMD. You will also gather technical requirements during product definition and ensure that these are implemented in the platforms and documented appropriately. The culture at AMD emphasizes execution excellence, direct communication, humility, collaboration, and inclusivity. As part of our team, you will be encouraged to push the limits of innovation and contribute to solving some of the world's most important challenges. Your contributions will not only impact the company but also enrich our communities and the world at large.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with cross functional groups for technical requirements and resolve technical challenges for FPGA solutions
• Design, implement, verify in simulation environment, and FPGA bring up for RTL Designs
• Debug FPGA Platform with AMD SoC and validate RTL Design in Hardware
• Gathers technical requirements during product definition and ensures implementation in platforms and documentation

Requirements

• FPGA Design Experience with one or more High Speed IO Protocols (PCIe, Ethernet, CXL, DDR, etc.)
• Proficiency with Verilog and/or System Verilog
• 5+ years of RTL Design experience for FPGA or ASIC
• Experience with FPGA Debug in Simulation and HW Bring up
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Perl, TCL, Bash, etc.)
• Knowledge of using and debugging in a UVM environment
• Experience with one or more of the following protocols: SPI, I2C, AXI, QSPI, USB, etc.
• Experience working with embedded firmware and or device driver development
• Strong Communication and problem solving skills
• Must be a self-starter, and able to independently drive tasks to completion

Benefits

• Base pay depending on skills, qualifications, experience, and location
• Eligibility for annual bonus or sales incentive
• Opportunity to own shares of AMD stock
• Discount when purchasing AMD stock through Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Competitive benefits package