AMD · 10 hours ago
Emulation Verification Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$119K/yr - $178K/yrAMD is a leading company focused on building innovative products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences. The Emulation Verification Engineer will be responsible for driving AMD Core’s Shift-Left strategies, interacting with multiple stakeholders, and developing test plans and test benches to ensure high-quality technology delivery.
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Responsibilities
Come join the team responsible for driving AMD Core’s Shift-Left strategies
Interact with multiple stakeholders (firmware/BIOS, RTL designers, DV, system architects) to plan, create, execute, and debug core on emulators
Defining and implementing test plans including stimulus, checking and functional coverage plans
Developing test benches and test bench components in C++
Responsible for writing monitors and checkers to support end-to-end core emulation infrastructure
Debugging regression fails and fixing verification issues or working with designers to fix design bugs
Assist with silicon observations often requiring replication of behaviors in simulation to root cause
Responsible for running emulator workloads to test all new features
Create hardware emulation build to verify the IP functional performance
Maintain and improve current hardware emulation environment to speed up the runtime performance and improve the debug facility
Provide technical support to other teams
Qualification
Required
Passion for modern, complex processor architecture, digital design, and verification
Excellent communication skills
Experience collaborating with other engineers located in different sites/timezones
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Willingness to learn and take on problems
Ability to drive AMD Core's Shift-Left strategies
Interact with multiple stakeholders (firmware/BIOS, RTL designers, DV, system architects) to plan, create, execute, and debug core on emulators
Defining and implementing test plans including stimulus, checking and functional coverage plans
Developing test benches and test bench components in C++
Responsible for writing monitors and checkers to support end-to-end core emulation infrastructure
Debugging regression fails and fixing verification issues or working with designers to fix design bugs
Assist with silicon observations often requiring replication of behaviors in simulation to root cause
Responsible for running emulator workloads to test all new features
Create hardware emulation build to verify the IP functional performance
Maintain and improve current hardware emulation environment to speed up the runtime performance and improve the debug facility
Provide technical support to other teams
Preferred
Experience with FPGA and/or emulation platforms (ZeBu, HAPs, Veloce)
Scripting with Perl or equivalent languages
Experience debugging failures using waveform viewers, log files, and microcode trace dumps
Knowledge of UEFI, core-boot, Linux, Windows Operating Systems
Knowledge of x86 and/or ARM SoC Architecture
Coding in x86 Assembly language
Strong knowledge of microprocessor architecture (x86 preferred)
Bachelors or Masters degree in EE, CE, or CS preferred
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