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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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As Director, CPU RTL Design Engineering, you will serve as a technical leader managing a high-performing team of engineers to design state-of-the-art x86 microprocessors. You will coordinate teams across multiple design blocks, drive project goals and dependencies with architecture, verification, and physical design teams, and develop implementation strategies for quality, timely solutions. The role involves resolving complex design problems, participating in technical reviews of specifications, and overseeing the silicon development lifecycle through tapeout. Key requirements include expertise in computer architecture, processor pipelines, memory hierarchy, and Instruction Set Architecture design. You will utilize RTL and logic design methodologies while leveraging scripting and automation languages such as Ruby, Python, or Perl. This role focuses on developing next-generation CPU designs for the global x86 market, spanning server, desktop, and laptop products.
Lead and coordinate a team of RTL design engineers across multiple design blocks.
Drive project design goals and dependencies with architecture, verification, and physical design teams.
Develop implementation strategies to deliver quality, timely, and cost-effective microprocessor solutions.
Provide technical leadership to resolve complex design problems in a dynamic environment.
Participate in technical reviews of specifications, designs, and test plans to ensure quality objectives.
Manage the execution of multiple complex silicon designs through the tapeout process.
Drive critical design decisions for next-generation x86 CPU architectures.
What we're looking for
BS or MS in EE, CE, or CS and relevant experience.
Proven experience leading and developing high performing silicon design engineering teams (preferred).
Demonstrated success leading multiple complex silicon designs through tapeout, ideally in a CPU or advanced processor environment (preferred).
Strong technical leadership to resolve complex design problems and drive decisions across architecture, verification, and physical design teams (preferred).
Expertise in computer architecture, processor pipeline, and memory hierarchy (preferred).
Experience designing Instruction Set Architecture of a complex microprocessor (preferred).
Extensive experience with RTL and logic design, design methodology, and the silicon development lifecycle (preferred).
Proficiency with scripting and automation languages such as Ruby, Python, or Perl (preferred).