THE ROLE:
An RTL Design Hardware (HW) and Firmware (FW) Co-Verification Engineer role in our Security IP (SECIP) development team, where a large number of individual embedded micro-processor (MP) subsystems and associated hardware accelerators vital to improve subsystems performance and functionality are designed and verified. These subsystem IPs provide high performance functions to System on Chip (SoC) products across all AMD business units such as client computers, servers, discrete graphics, and gaming. Our HW/FW co-verification engineers will work on subsystem level integration and feature based HW/FW co-verification for a variety of embedded MP subsystems. Your expertise will impact security policy management, cryptography, data compression, high throughput DMA, power management, and many other subsystem applications.
THE PERSON:
A talented hardware/firmware co-design/verification engineer with strong records of technical ownership and execution to drive MP subsystem HW/FW co-verification assignments to completion. A forward-thinking engineer who tends to optimize/improve the workflow, anticipate/analyze/resolve technical issues, enjoy a competitive pace while empowering and mentoring team members. A strong written and verbal communicator with strong problem solving and attention to detail skills along with professional interpersonal communication capability.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Leverage IP and MP subsystems hardware verification architecture, testbenches, test methodology and infrastructure, develop the feature and/or use case based firmware and firmware tests on embedded MP subsystems and perform the HW/FW co-verification tasks
- Develop and implement hardware feature and/or use case test strategies and test plans through firmware and firmware test development using C/C++ and C-DPI based directed test methodology
- Develop firmware, firmware drivers, and firmware tests for embedded microprocessors subsystems
- Collaborate with RTL design and verification teams during firmware development and debugging
- Provide debugging support and issue resolution to SoC Integration and SoC verification teams
- Participate in MP subsystem specification, influence IP micro-architecture feature definition if as advanced level team members
- Drive continuous improvement in firmware development and test processes and methodologies if as advanced level team members
- Provide project execution leadership in term of technical assignment ownership, technical mentorship, task planning through divide and conquer, task progress reporting and forecasting if as advanced level team members
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Excellent in C, C++ and object oriented programming and scripting skills
- Strong firmware and/or driver coding ability
- Proven understanding of embedded microprocessor and subsystem architectures
- Excellent understanding of standard bus/interface protocols (i.e. AXI, AHB, AMBA)
- Prior pre-silicon RTL design verification experience
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
- Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science, or possibly a related field
- Master's Degree preferred.
