Interconnect Micro-Architect & RTL Design Engineer

AMD - Austin, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Austin, TX

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Interconnect Micro-Architect & RTL Design Engineer at AMD plays a crucial role in developing the next generation scalable coherent interconnect technology. This position involves working on custom-designed Infinity Data Fabric for various AMD products, including CPUs, GPUs, and specialized accelerators. The engineer will engage in architectural exploration, design optimization, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality deliverables in a fast-paced innovation environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct early architectural and performance exploration through micro-architectural definition and design.
• Optimize designs to meet power, performance, area, and timing requirements.
• Write easily readable and synthesizable Verilog RTL.
• Run unit level testing to deliver quality code to the Design Verification Team.
• Create assertions to improve coverage and analyze coverage of the design.
• Document block level design comprehensively.
• Participate in post-silicon functional and performance debugging and tuning.
• Mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

• Proven experience designing logic blocks in CPU, GPU, NOC, or cache designs.
• Strong understanding of digital electronics and high-speed designs (>1GHz).
• Strong understanding of multi-processor coherency, memory ordering, I/O ordering, interrupts, MMU, and caches.
• Excellent knowledge of Verilog and System Verilog.
• Good debugging and analytical skills.
• Exposure to Design for Test, understanding of scan concepts and writing DFT friendly RTL.
• Working knowledge of C, C++, and a scripting language like Perl or Python.
• Working knowledge of x86 or ARM ISA is a plus.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Electrical or Computer Engineering.

Benefits

• Base pay dependent on skills and experience.
• Eligibility for annual bonuses or sales incentives.
• Opportunity to own shares of AMD stock.
• Discount on AMD stock through Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Competitive benefits package.