Sr. Silicon Design Engineer

This job opening is for a circuit designer in a team responsible for high-precision custom circuit blocks in AMD s microprocessor designs. This team owns a wide variety of key IP in Digital and Analog/Mixed-Signal domains catering to products across multiple business units. With a good mix of experienced designers and recent college graduates from top Engineering institutions across the country, this team offers a very competitive atmosphere with excellent scope to learn and improve. Meticulous execution routine resulting in a solid track record, a strong focus on innovation and a balanced work-life distribution makes this one of the top-class teams in this space across the industry.

THE PERSON:

Ideal candidate would be the one with not only strong circuit design knowledge, but also clear communication and presentation skills along with diligent documentation of work. Passion to go beyond the call of duty and innovate for higher efficiency would be a key differentiator.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Complete ownership of analog mixed-signal circuit blocks in CPU/GPU designs in cutting edge FinFet technology nodes
• Responsible for circuit design, layout quality, electrical and timing analysis, and reliability checks
• Interface with cross-functional teams like RTL, Verification and Physical Design

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Strong hands-on experience in relevent analog circuits including LDO, Bandgap, ADC, DAC, PLL, etc in latest technology nodes, including Finfet
• Knowledge of Ultra-Fast Transient Regulators, On-Chip Power Distribution and PDN Modeling
• Good technical knowledge of power-performance trade-offs in the designs
• Direct experience in all phases of design analysis including functional, static timing and electrical sign-off

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Desired: Masters in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, with specialization in microelectronics or something similar