CPU Design Verification Engineer - x86 Core

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHINGWe care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. AMD together we advance_THE ROLE: The focus of this role is to plan, build, and execute the verification of new and existing features for AMD’s SOCs, resulting in no bugs in the final design.   THE PERSON:  Join us if you have passion for modern, complex processor architecture, digital design and verification. We are looking for a team player who has excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with engineers located in different sites / time zones. The ideal candidate for this role will possess strong analytical and problem solving skills, and are willing to learn and ready to take on problems.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:  Collaborate with architects, hardware, and firmware engineers to understand the new features to be verified.Build test plan documentation, accounting for interactions with other features; hardware, firmware, and software driver use cases.Estimate the time required to write the new feature tests and required changes to the test environment.Build the directed and random verification tests.Debug test failures to determine the root cause; work with RTL and firmware engineers to resolve design defects and correct test issues.Review functional and code coverage metrics; modify, add tests, or constrain random tests to meet the coverage requirements.PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:  Proficient in SOC level ASIC verification.CPU pipeline knowledge (x86 Core).Extensive experience in conducting multiple SoC tape-outs from initial design to the first boot.Proficient in debugging firmware and RTL code using simulation tools.  Proficient in developing and using UVM based verification frameworks and testbenches, processes and flows in both Linux and Windows environments. Automating workflows in a distributed compute environment.   Exposure to simulation profile, efficiency improvement, acceleration and HLS tools/process.Experienced with Assembly, Verilog, System Verilog, C. Deep programming skills in C++, preferably on Linux with exposure to Windows platform.Good understanding and hands-on experience in the UVM concepts and SystemVerilog language. Good working knowledge of SystemC and TLM with some related experience.   Scripting language experience; Perl, Ruby, Makefile, shell preferred.   Desirable assets with prior exposure to video codec system or other multimedia solutions.   ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:  Bachelor's, Master, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or relevant fields.#LI-IA1#LI-HybridAt AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package. Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detailhere.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.