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Formal Verification Architect

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Job Summary

Define SoC and IP block architecture and micro-architecture to meet product requirements, aligning HW (silicon), FW, BIOS, and SW for complete feature enablement. Drive performance, power, and area tradeoffs while managing schedule and cost. Lead cross-functional architecture work with IP/domain and design teams, covering floorplan refinement, verification test plan reviews, emulation, pre-Si bug resolution, and post-Si performance/power debug. Share knowledge and support marketing/feature change requests.

Location: Austin

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Define product features and capabilities by closing architecture and micro-architecture requirements, driving technical specifications for SoC and IP blocks, and directing execution teams.
•Ensure the SoC is treated as a complete system (HW, FW, BIOS, SW) with aligned FW/BIOS/SW to enable features while optimizing performance and power.
•Collaborate cross-functionally with IP/domain architects to assess technical issues/risks and develop architectural solutions to achieve product requirements.
•Provide technical leadership across Platform & System Architecture through knowledge sharing and contributions.
•Work with design and verification teams on area/floorplan refinement, verification test plan reviews, timing targets, emulation plans, pre-Si bug resolution, and performance/power verification sign-offs; support post-Si debug/resolution.

Key Requirements

•Outstanding foundation in Systems & SoC architecture with expertise in one or more: CPU/GPU, memory subsystem, fabrics, coherency, multimedia, I/O, clocks/resets, virtualization, security.
•Experience analyzing CPU, GPU, or system-level micro-architectural features to identify performance bottlenecks across workloads.
•Demonstrated expertise in power management microarchitecture, low-power design, and power optimization across architecture, logic design, and circuit levels.
•Excellent communication, management, and presentation skills, demonstrated through technical publications and briefings.
•Strong collaboration skills to work across teams in different geographies and mentor/guide others.

Skills:CommunicationPresentationCollaborationMentoringStakeholder management

Languages:En-us

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

AMD

Designs and produces semiconductor products including CPUs, GPUs, and adaptive SoCs for consumer, enterprise, and embedded markets, competing across PCs, data centers, and gaming industries.

Industry: Electronics Manufacturing

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States

Founded: 1969

Glassdoor: 3.9

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