Memory Subsystem Design and Integration Engineer

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MEMORY SUBSYSTEM DESIGN AND INTEGRATION ENGINEER

The Role

The Memory IO team is looking for passionate and experienced RTL design engineers for the development of high-speed LPDDRx, DDRx and associated ownership and development of DDR Subsystems. Be a part of the definition, design, and development phase of industry-leading Memory IP, as well as the overall memory subsystem implementation and documentation. This opportunity includes timing and floor planning of the memory subsystem across multiple product lines as well as close interaction and coordination with the DDR Subsystem verification team.

Come be a part of a cutting-edge team that delivers Industry leading IP and help our experts in RTL, Firmware, BIOS and architecture teams develop leading edge Memory interfaces!

The Person

You have excellent communication and presentation skills, demonstrated through technical publications, presentations, trainings, executive briefings, etc. You are highly adept at collaboration among top-thinkers and engineers alike, ready to mentor and guide, and help to elevate the knowledge and skills of the team around you. Are you interested to take on and tackle advanced engineering challenges? We are looking for open minded, flexible, innovative, and creative Engineers looking to join a new team to develop a DDR subsystem end to end solution. Are you seeking a ground floor opportunity to showcase your skills, that requires being a self-starter and the ability to independently drive tasks to completion? We are also looking for strong interpersonal and communication skills - this position will be working collaboratively across the AMD organization! If this sounds like you, please apply!

Key Responsibilities

• Define product features and capabilities, close architecture, and micro-architecture requirements, drive technical specifications for SoC and IP blocks to meet those requirements, and provide technical direction to execution teams
• Comprehend the SOC as a complete system which includes HW (Silicon), FW, BIOS & SW and ensure that FW, BIOS & SW are aligned to enable all features, optimizing for performance and power
• Work cross functionally with IP/Domain architects to identify and assess complex technical issues/risks and develop architectural solutions to achieve product requirements
• Knowledge sharing and other contributions to Platform & System Architecture
• As an overall product owner, responsible for architecture analysis and technical solutions for marketing/feature change requests
• Work closely with Design teams for Area and Floorplan refinement, Verification Test plan reviews, Timing targets, Emulation plans, Pre-Si bug resolution and Performance/Power Verification sign offs
• Excellent knowledge of System Verilog and Verilog language with respect to RTL design.
• Advanced DDR subsystem architecture, microarchitecture, development, and implementation experience.
• Excellent debug skills and knowledge of key DDR subsystem components.
• Development and maintenance of DDR Subsystem integration, documentation, timing, and floor planning through the lifecycle of pre-silicon development.
• Subsystem and block level documentation as well as timing diagrams
• In depth knowledge of standard IP interfaces, communication of interfaces, and IP interface protocol and utilization.
• Strong understanding of synchronization techniques (handshakes, message passing); knowledge of hardware level clocking/CDC
  
  
  

Preferred Experience

• Solid and robust foundation in Systems & SoC architecture, with expertise in Memory sub-system, Fabrics, CI/O subsystems, Clocks, Resets, and Security
• Experience analyzing System-level Micro-Architectural features to identify performance bottlenecks within different workloads
• Demonstrated expertise in power management microarchitecture, low power design and power optimization, along with power impact at architecture, logic design, and circuit levels
• Experience with DDR/JEDEC standard IP, DDR PHY, or Memory Controller RTL design and development.
• Knowledge and experience developing SVA/OVL and synthesizable assertions.
• Experience stitching IP to build and design subsystems
• Strong knowledge of git and perforce.
• UPF experience and knowledge of power supply implementations across subsystems and writing logic and timing constraints to handle clock domain crossings
  
  
  

Academic Credentials

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering and relevant experience, or
• Master's or PhD degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with relevant experience.
  
  
  

LOCATION:

• Raleigh, NC or Austin, TX
  
  
  

At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package. Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail here.

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