Senior Silicon Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Bristol is seeking a Design Verification Engineer to join their team. You will be responsible for debugging complex test environments and developing functional verification tests. Ideal candidates should possess excellent C/C++ debugging skills and familiarity with verification libraries. The role emphasizes collaboration across different teams and requires strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Join us to advance your career and contribute to cutting-edge technology developments.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Inclusive work environment

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong experience debugging complex C/C++ codebases.
• Familiar with SystemVerilog and modern verification libraries.
• Experience in graphics and computing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Debug complex testbench and system-level failures.
• Develop and maintain functional verification tests.
• Build components for the next generation of IP.

Skills

C/C++ debugging

Collaboration

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Tools

SystemVerilog

Mixed-language simulation tools

OpenGL

OpenCL

D3D programming

Job description

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next‑generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.

Together, we advance your career.

The Role

We are looking for an adaptive, self‑motivated design verification engineer to join our growing team. As a key contributor, you will be part of a leading team to drive and improve AMD’s abilities to deliver the highest quality, industry‑leading technologies to market. The Verification Engineering team furthers and encourages continuous technical innovation to showcase successes as well as facilitate continuous career development.

The Person

You have a passion for modern, complex processor architecture, digital design, and verification in general. You are a team player who has excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with other engineers located in different sites/timezones. You have strong analytical and problem‑solving skills and are willing to learn and ready to take on problems.

You are comfortable spending significant time debugging difficult failures, tracing issues across SystemVerilog, C/C++, and tooling layers, and methodically narrowing down root causes in large, complex testbenches.

Key Responsibilities

• Debug complex testbench and system‑level failures, including deep dives into C/C++ test infrastructure, reference models, and mixed‑language simulation environments
• Develop/Maintain tests for functional verification and performance verification at the core level
• Build testbench components to support the next generation IP
• Maintain or improve current test libraries to support IP level testing
• 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

• Good at C/C++ with hands‑on experience debugging non‑trivial codebases
• Familiarity with SystemVerilog and modern verification libraries like UVM
• Experience/Background on Computing/Graphics is a benefit
• Experience with OpenGL/OpenCL/D3D programming is a benefit
• Experience debugging large‑scale verification environments and interacting with low‑level tools (simulators, waveform/debug utilities) is highly desirable

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AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee‑based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third‑party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.