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WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING
We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world's most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives.
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THE ROLE:
The focus of this role is to plan, build, and execute security verification for new and existing features of AMD processors.
THE PERSON:
You have a passion for modern, complex processor architecture, security, and verification in general. You are a team player with excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with other engineers located in different sites/time zones. You possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, are willing to learn, and are ready to tackle challenges.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Collaborate with architects, hardware engineers, and firmware engineers to understand the new features to be verified
Build test plan documentation, accounting for interactions with other features, the hardware, the firmware, and the software driver use cases
Estimate the time required to write the new feature tests and any required changes to the test environment
Develop directed and random verification tests
Debug test failures to determine the root cause; work with RTL and firmware engineers to resolve design defects and correct any test issues
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
Strong interest in hardware security
Strong background in computer architecture
Strong understanding and hands-on experience in RTL testing (UVM concepts, dynamic test generation, directed test development etc.)
Proficient in debugging firmware and RTL code using simulation tools
Experienced with Verilog, System Verilog, C, C++, Assembly
Scripting language experience: Perl, Ruby, Python, shell.
Automating workflows in a distributed compute environment.
Proficient in working with Linux
Familiarity with transient execution attacks (such as Spectre, Meltdown, etc.), hardware features that protect software, and virtualization is a plus.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering
LOCATION:
Santa Clara, CA
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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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