FPGA Prototyping and Emulation Engineer in San Jose, California | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$141,760–$141,760 / yr
Posted
23 days ago
Closes
May 19, 2027

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Below market

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This role $142k
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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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TL;DR · FPGA Prototyping and Emulation Engineer in San Jose, California | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

Join our dynamic Verification Engineering team as a Design Verification Engineer and contribute to AMD's mission of delivering cutting-edge processor technologies. You will create FPGA prototyping builds to validate IP/SoC functionality, collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug issues during pre-silicon validation, and enhance the hardware prototyping environment for better performance and debugging capabilities. Ideal candidates have expertise in FPGA prototyping, RTL design using SystemVerilog or Verilog, and hands-on experience with tools like Synopsys HAPS, Protium, Palladium, and SoC buses such as AXI, PCIe, DDR, and Ethernet. Strong scripting skills in Python, Perl, Tcl, Make/CMake, and Shell are essential for automation and integration tasks.

What you'll do

  • Create FPGA prototyping builds to validate IP/SoC functionality.
  • Debug issues found during pre-si and post-silicon validation phases.
  • Enhance hardware prototyping environment for faster runtime performance.
  • Develop and maintain FPGA build infrastructure, including scripts and flows.
  • Integrate custom transactors and high-speed interfaces into the prototyping setup.

What we're looking for

  • Strong experience in FPGA prototyping and multi-FPGA platform partitioning.
  • Expertise in RTL design using SystemVerilog/Verilog and scripting languages like Python, Perl, Tcl.
  • Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams for debugging and validation.
  • Hands-on experience with Synopsys HAPS, Protium, Palladium or similar FPGA/emulation platforms.
  • Knowledge of SoC buses and protocols including AXI, PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, SerDes-based links.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for efficient issue resolution.

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