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SOC RTL DESIGN ENGINEER

The Role

As a member of the Computing & Graphics (CG) SoC Architecture team, you will develop and design custom silicon for client, discrete graphics, handheld gaming, gaming consoles, and related platforms. In this role, you will work with the lead SoC architect to define customer-specific architectures and contribute to product specifications, micro-architecture specifications, performance, and power trade-offs. The role will work from early concept development through the development phases to final production.

THE PERSON:

In this role, you will collaborate with a network of expert architects and designers around the world where collaboration and communication skills are critical to the success of this role, and excellent organization skills are essential. You will approach sophisticated problems with a firm methodology and problem-solving technique and conduct experiments and analysis to formulate recommendations and next steps for other colleagues and SOC and IP design teams located in across multiple time zones and geographies. You will formally present your findings to co-workers, teams, and customer engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

Analyze clocking, boot, and reset requirements with various AMD Engineering and IP teams to drive end-to-end optimizations.
Define global and local clocking strategies for SOC/IP blocks including low power clocking strategies
Identify clock macro requirements and determine usage/placement for optimal power, performance, and area
Collaborate with technology, silicon validation, and product engineering teams to achieve robust clocking and reset strategy for both functional operating mode and manufacturing test mode
Partner with AMD engineering and IP teams to drive clocking, boot, and reset design integration, implementation, and optimization, supported by comprehensive end-to-end flow documentation

Preferred Experience

Solid understanding of SoC construction including clock distribution, boot/reset sequencing, and floorplanning.
Understanding of SoC clocking requirements and associated design tradeoffs
Understanding of clock macros (e.g., PLL, dividers, etc.) and their fundamentals
Familiarity with boot and reset flows
Skills in scripting, data analysis, experience with EDA tools, VLSI design flow and CMOS technology.
Strong problem solving, organizational and communication skills, and ability to work in a dynamic and diverse environment
Detailed thinking skills. Ability deal with novel problems from different perspectives and from different levels of abstraction
Ability to analyze and understand sophisticated workflows and processes, and develop innovative ways in streamlining and automating
Proficiency in scripting languages (Perl, TCL, Python) is highly preferred

Academic Credentials

Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering

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AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.

SOC RTL Lead Design Engineer