Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

Director Silicon Design Engineering

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc • $150K — $200K *
Austin, TX 78745In-Person
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
  • Extensive experience in hardware verification with leadership responsibilities.
  • Significant management experience with senior technical teams.
  • Proficient in simulation-based verification and debug.
  • Strong knowledge in formal verification and Verification IP (VIP).

Responsibilities

  • Define and own the verification methodology roadmap for various IP and SoC programs.
  • Guide a team of verification architects and engineers in adopting best practices and methodologies.
  • Evaluate and integrate new verification solutions and align with AMD's AI strategy.
  • Serve as a technical authority to ensure consistency while allowing flexibility for specific needs.
  • Champion verification quality and risk reduction at executive levels.
  • Develop and evolve effective simulation, formal, and VIP flows based on industry standards.
  • Collaborate with design teams for effective verification deployment and integration.
  • Interface with EDA vendors to influence verification solution roadmaps and resolve issues.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive AMD benefits package.
  • Flexible hybrid work environment.
  • Opportunities for professional training and development.
  • Collaborative and innovative workplace culture.
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Director of Verification responsible for defining, deploying, and supporting best-in-class verification flows across the company. This role owns the evaluation, adoption, continuous improvement, and rapid at-scale deployment strategy of simulation, formal, and verification IP (VIP) tools and methodologies, enabling first-silicon success with high quality and predictable schedules.

The Director will work closely with and guide a multi-disciplined team of verification architects and engineers and partner closely with design teams and EDA vendors to deliver scalable, robust verification solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Verification Strategy & Leadership
  • Define and own the verification methodology roadmap spanning simulation, formal verification, and VIP across multiple IP, product lines and SoC programs
  • Guide a team of architects and engineers defining methodology and driving product team deployment adoption of industry and internal solutions, setting clear technical direction, priorities, and success metrics
  • Identify, evaluate and integrate new verification solutions including EDA and native AI leveraged technology. Align, influence and execute verification strategy with AMD AI strategy
  • Act as an executive technical authority for verification flows, driving consistency while allowing flexibility for program-specific needs
  • Champion verification quality, coverage closure, and risk reduction at the organizational and executive level

Verification Deployment Adoption & Vendor Collaboration
  • Own and evolve simulation, formal and Verification IP flows based on industry available solutions, including performance, debug, regression scalability, and advanced verification features
  • Partner closely with design teams to ensure verification flows are integrated and deployed effectively
  • Serve as a primary interface to EDA vendors (Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens), influencing verification solution roadmaps, driving issue resolution, and evaluating new technologies
  • Represent verification in technical and business reviews, providing clear status, risks, and recommendations

Operational Excellence & Talent Development
  • Establish metrics for verification efficiency, quality, and productivity; drive continuous improvement based on data
  • Develop training and onboarding strategies to scale verification expertise across the broader engineering organization

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
  • Experience in hardware verification, with significant leadership experience managing senior technical teams
  • Deep hands-on knowledge of:
    • Simulation-based verification and debug
    • Formal verification
    • Verification IP (VIP)

Location: Austin, Tx

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Learn more about Advanced Micro Devices, Inc
Size
15,500 employees
Market Cap
$100.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$2.4 billion
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+30.9%
Revenue
$9.7 billion
NASDAQ
AMD
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