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About Amd
AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) is a semiconductor company that develops high-performance processors, graphics cards, and adaptive computing solutions for gaming, data centers, and embedded markets. Industry: Semiconductors
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The Chip Lead will join the engineering team to provide technical leadership across the full silicon development lifecycle, from initial architecture through production. This role involves partnering with cross-functional teams to drive technical decisions, resolve complex engineering challenges, and manage dependencies and risks. The successful candidate will collaborate with architecture, RTL, verification, physical design, validation, software, packaging, and manufacturing teams to deliver successful silicon products. Key responsibilities include interfacing with customers, foundries, IP vendors, and EDA partners while improving design methodologies. Required skills include proficiency in Verilog, VHDL, and SystemVerilog, along with expertise in ASIC/SoC development, timing closure, power optimization, DFT, and silicon bring-up. Experience with advanced process nodes like 7nm and below, as well as CPU, GPU, or AI/ML accelerators, is preferred.
Lead and contribute to chip development from the architecture phase through production.
Provide technical leadership across multiple phases of the silicon development lifecycle.
Drive technical decisions and resolve complex engineering challenges.
Partner with chip leads and program managers on execution, planning, and risk mitigation.
Coordinate with architecture, RTL, verification, physical design, and manufacturing teams.
Interface with customers, foundries, IP vendors, and EDA partners.
Drive alignment across stakeholders to improve design methodologies and engineering processes.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
Master’s degree (preferred).
Strong ASIC/SoC development experience across multiple areas such as architecture, RTL, verification, physical design, power, packaging, silicon validation, manufacturing, and production ramp (preferred).
Deep expertise in one or more semiconductor disciplines with broad knowledge of the end-to-end chip development lifecycle (preferred).
Strong understanding of SoC architecture, RTL design and synthesis, verification, timing closure, power optimization, DFT, silicon bring-up, and manufacturing processes (preferred).
Proficiency with Verilog, VHDL, and/or SystemVerilog (preferred).
Experience with industry-standard ASIC design methodologies and EDA tools (preferred).
Experience with advanced process nodes, including 7nm and below (preferred).
Cadence Innovus
TCL
Python
Calibre
Formality
LEC
VCLP
Physical Design
Timing Closure
Static and Dynamic IR drop Analysis
Signal and Power EM checks
Floorplanning
Clock-tree implementation
ESD
Analog integration
Synthesis
STA
RTL design