Microcode Design Engineer -80267

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Microcode Design Engineer

The Role:

You will be a key technical contributor on a team enabling high performance, high frequency, and power efficiency on caches, fabrics, and interfaces of our server, desktop, and laptop CPUs. Designing and implementing microcode for AMD’s x86 next-generation microprocessors. This includes all aspect of design: investigation, developing algorithms, creating technical documents, writing microcode, support, etc. Working across various teams at AMD supporting microcode including Architecture, Logic Design, Design Verification, Performance Modeling, and Post-Silicon Validation and Debug.

The Person:

Participate and contribute as a member of the broader AMD microcode community to develop the microcode roadmap, improve efficiency, boost performance, maintain security, and help where needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Experience in high-performance microprocessor design and microarchitecture
• Detailed knowledge of one or more Instruction Set Architectures (ISA’s). Comfortable with assembly programming.
• Experience writing low level software such as microcode, firmware, BIOS, etc.
• Development experience from clean-sheet design to product tapeout to post-silicon debug
• Track record of microarchitecture development, as demonstrated by patents, publications, product features
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Creative, self-motivated, and able to work comfortably in a cross-site team environment

Preferred Experience:

• Background in one of more aspects of microprocessor design: Architecture, Logic Design, Physical Design, Performance Modeling, Design Verification, etc.
• Experience in clocking, reset, power-up sequences and power management is a plus
• Comfort with scripting such as Perl, Python, Ruby, Shell, TCL, etc..
• Post-Silicon validation or debug experience.

Academic Credentials:

Master’s degree or PhD degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering preferred

Location:

Austin, TX

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Requisition Number: 80267 
Country: United States State: Texas City: Austin 
Job Function: Design  

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