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Silicon Design Verification Engineer

The Role:

Provide technical expertise for execution on the functional verification strategy for next generation microprocessor designs. Maintain and enhance existing functional verification methodology. Improve existing infrastructure. Work on related projects and/or assignments as needed, to meet team goals. Perform project definition, training and documentation. Develop quality, timely and cost effective solutions independently. Collaborate with architects and TG/PG RTL/Designers. Develop an effective working relationship with parties involved.

Responsibilities:

• Perform functional feature verification of high speed Microprocessor designs, including development of infrastructure, directed and random test suites at behavioral RTL level across SoC, Core and block hierarchies.
• Take full responsibility of tasks or substantial portion of tasks independently with minimal technical support from the team Technical Lead. Exhibit independent thinking and strong collaboration skills across sites and functional teams, such as RTL and Physical Design.
• Develop environments, infrastructure and have end-to-end ownership of writing, refining and executing test plans to accommodate both full chip and standalone block level verification and debug capabilities using simulation tools, debug tools and programming skills, based on in-depth understanding of the architecture and HDL/logical design of the microprocessor.
• Develop Verification infrastructure including Checking and Coverage infrastructure and Stimulus to achieve closure on the owned test plans after measuring and analyzing coverage results and taking necessary actions to fill in coverage holes.
• Write documentation and help refine specifications to achieve closure on the owned test plans. Drive/Participate in Hardware/Verification Infrastructure Design and Code reviews and collects/provide feedback to achieve closure on the owned test plans.
• Participate in development of formal verification techniques.
• Develop an automated regression infrastructure setup for functional verification of high speed microprocessor designs.
• Based on thorough understanding of the design architecture, develop, run and debug x86 assembly based directed tests and random exercisers to validate functionality and testability operation of the microprocessor design using C/C++/Perl/assembly programming, logic design and simulation skill set.
• Resolve all simulation discrepancies and assertion responses for both behavioral and gate level logic models.
• Mentor Co-ops/interns and sometimes teammates to accomplish tasks defined in the owned test plans.
• Lead small 2-3 member virtual teams of peers to accomplish a larger task or set of tasks, based on guidance provided by the Manager.

Preferred Experience:

• Demonstrated technical expertise in functional verification of microprocessor designs.
• Experience with Verilog/SystemVerilog HDL, programming in Perl, C/C++, logic simulation.
• Direct experience with Verilog simulators is a plus. Strong understanding of computer architecture and assembly programming. Good communication skills.

Education:

BS, MS or PhD in CS/EE preferred.

Location:

Boxborough, MA

AMD employees who will be working onsite at an AMD US facility, are encouraged to provide proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 upon their start date. This is for the safety of our employees, and to permit AMD to be prepared in the event the stay on Executive Order 14042: Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors is lifted. AMD is not requiring exemption / accommodation submittals at this time.