Silicon Design Engineer (1 year contract)
AMD · MARKHAM, Ontario, Canada
About this role
WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture
We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career
About the Department Central DFX (CDFX) is a centralized ASIC design group within AMD’s Technology and Engineering organization. CDFX has a global footprint with design teams located in several AMD offices in North America and Asia. Our mandate is to optimize and standardize design methodology, design and implementation of critical Design-for-Test (DFT) and Design-for-Debug (DFD) features for complex state-of-the-art APU computing, game console and GPU graphics products
It is also responsible for DFX design methodology and CAD automation tools development to support the global DFX engineering teams across AMD. THE PERSON: You have a passion for modern, complex processor architecture, digital design, and verification in general. You are a team player who has excellent communication skills
You have strong analytical and problem - solving skills and are willing to learn and ready to take on problems . KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Understand Design-for-Test (DFT) architecture Implement and deploy automated design flows to implement DFT features in a complex SOC ASIC design or IP subsystem Setup and execute design checks using both industry standard and in-house tools Deliver Perl, python, TCL scripts that provide scalable solutions key to DFT implementa
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