PMTS Silicon Design Engineer
Advanced Micro Devices
Austin, TX · Posted November 6, 2026
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ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.
At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future.
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Job Role and Responsibility: AMD, Inc., is hiring PMTS Silicon Design Engineer to Research, design, develop, and/or test electronic components and systems for semiconductors and related devices, employing knowledge of electronic theory. Lead definition, design, verification, and/or documentation for ASIC development. Determine architecture design, logic design, and/or system simulation. Design and develop CPU competitive analysis solutions, focusing on x86, ARM, and other architectures. Build and optimize a framework for generating targeted droop events in DI/DT analysis, enabling accurate power modeling. Define module interfaces/formats for simulation. Lead the development of multidimensional designs involving the layout of complex integrated circuits. Evaluate and make technical decisions regarding all aspects of the process flow from high-level designs to synthesis, place and route, and timing and power use. Test and verify hardware to ensure specifications and requirements met. Serve as technical leader across project or departmental boundaries to develop ASIC/layout design, working on issues that impact design or selling success or address future concepts, products or technologies. Drive projects or processes of significant technical importance. Exercise wide latitude in determining objectives and approaches to critical assignments. Utilize expertise with computers and electronics, including circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, design techniques, tools, and principles to develop resolution to critical issues and broad design matters. Apply knowledge of engineering principles, best practices, and technologies to the design, development, and testing of various AMD products.
Multiple openings. Qualified applicants click “APPLY NOW” button to apply online.
Travel required: NO
Qualifications: Degree required
Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related field.
Qualifications: Amount and type of experience required : Five (5) years of experience in the job offered or a closely related engineering role.
Alternate combination of education and experience: Employer will alternatively accept a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related field and seven (7) years of progressive post baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a closely related engineering role.
Specific skills required: The following skills are required:
Position requires five (5) years of experience in the following:
Scripting in C, C++, or Python;
Kernal and driver development;
Designing and developing hardware access and control libraries;
Platform-level stress testing;
Synthetic workload design;
Building frameworks and libraries to scale validation tools;
Diagnosing and resolving hardware-software compatability issues;
Hardware Access Tools Development;
CPU and GPU Performance Analysis Tools Development;
CPU Power Management Configuration and Monitoring Tools;
CPU Instruction and Bus Tracing Tools Development; and
x86 and ARM assembly.
Preferred Skills: N/A
Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance .
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.
AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Job Role and Responsibility: AMD, Inc., is hiring PMTS Silicon Design Engineer to Research, design, develop, and/or test electronic components and systems for semiconductors and related devices, employing knowledge of electronic theory. Lead definition, design, verification, and/or documentation for ASIC development. Determine architecture design, logic design, and/or system simulation. Design and develop CPU competitive analysis solutions, focusing on x86, ARM, and other architectures. Build and optimize a framework for generating targeted droop events in DI/DT analysis, enabling accurate power modeling. Define module interfaces/formats for simulation. Lead the development of multidimensional designs involving the layout of complex integrated circuits. Evaluate and make technical decisions regarding all aspects of the process flow from high-level designs to synthesis, place and route, and timing and power use. Test and verify hardware to ensure specifications and requirements met. Serve as technical leader across project or departmental boundaries to develop ASIC/layout design, working on issues that impact design or selling success or address future concepts, products or technologies. Drive projects or processes of significant technical importance. Exercise wide latitude in determining objectives and approaches to critical assignments. Utilize expertise with computers and electronics, including circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, design techniques, tools, and principles to develop resolution to critical issues and broad design matters. Apply knowledge of engineering principles, best practices, and technologies to the design, development, and testing of various AMD products.
Multiple openings. Qualified applicants click “APPLY NOW” button to apply online.
Travel required: NO
Qualifications: Degree required
Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related field.
Qualifications: Amount and type of experience required : Five (5) years of experience in the job offered or a closely related engineering role.
Alternate combination of education and experience: Employer will alternatively accept a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related field and seven (7) years of progressive post baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a closely related engineering role.
Specific skills required: The following skills are required:
Position requires five (5) years of experience in the following:
Scripting in C, C++, or Python;
Kernal and driver development;
Designing and developing hardware access and control libraries;
Platform-level stress testing;
Synthetic workload design;
Building frameworks and libraries to scale validation tools;
Diagnosing and resolving hardware-software compatability issues;
Hardware Access Tools Development;
CPU and GPU Performance Analysis Tools Development;
CPU Power Management Configuration and Monitoring Tools;
CPU Instruction and Bus Tracing Tools Development; and
x86 and ARM assembly.
Preferred Skills: N/A
Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance .
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.
AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.