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RTL Design Engineer

AMD, San Jose, California, United States, 95199

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This range is provided by AMD. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range $159,840.00/yr - $239,760.00/yr

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next‑generation computing experiences—from AI and data centres, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career.

The Role This role is an excellent opportunity to work on the cutting‑edge next generation technologies that will be part of future AMD Microprocessors powering Servers and Personal Computers as well as Graphics Cards and VR sets.

You will join one of the fastest‑growing fields of Chiplet Interconnect technology rapidly being adopted across the VLSI industry.

The team works on supporting both AMD proprietary I/O protocols and is also a key driver for the industry‑standard Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express.

The IP portfolio caters to short/ultra‑short reach die‑to‑die interconnect with different bounding boxes tied to beachfront, power, BER requirements.

As a member of this team, you get a chance to work on IP development, drive design‑specification, work on digital design and collaborate in the whole spectrum of areas including DFT, firmware, verification and physical design.

The Person Enjoys being in an environment where they can grow and learn with a sense of team spirit. Strong analytical thinking and problem‑solving skills, excellent attention to detail, eagerness to learn new designs and implementation techniques, good collaboration and interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills with leadership qualities.

Key Responsibilities

Experience with I/O protocols like USB, PCIe, CXL.

Experience in developing micro‑architecture for any given module.

RTL design experience with multi‑clock, high‑frequency designs, low latency, low power & high performance.

Debugging/Post‑silicon bring‑up.

Good documentation and presentation skills.

Micro‑architecture of simple to complex digital blocks.

RTL development using best industry practices.

Optimize design for key metrics like area, power, performance, etc.

Ability to work with cross‑functional teams such as DFT, implementation, verification, emulation, firmware on a regular basis.

Preferred Experience

Experience in digital front‑end implementation, including micro‑architecture definition.

Experience with scripting/automation languages such as Python or Perl.

Firmware on hardware–firmware co‑design.

Experience with state‑of‑the‑art industry‑standard digital tools.

Preferred experience designing with multiple clock domains.

RTL design experience with multi‑clock, high‑frequency designs.

Knowledge of digital RTL design and implementation.

Experience with synthesis, equivalence checking, CDC analysis, area/power optimisations, linting, and STA.

Academic Credentials Master’s or Bachelor’s in electrical engineering or equivalent preferred.

Location San Jose, CA

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

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, colour, 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.

Seniority level Mid‑Senior level

Employment type Full‑time

Job function Engineering, Information Technology, and Design; Semiconductor Manufacturing.

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