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. PRINCIPAL SILICON DESIGN ENGINEER THE ROLE: Based in our office in Gothenburg, Sweden, we are seeking an outstanding engineer with a passion for processor design and verification to define, specify, develop, and verify new and enhanced functionality in the AMD MicroBlaze V RISC-V processor and other related Intellectual Property cores. You will join a team whose design and development activities cover a wide range of disciplines including specification, implementation, verification, benchmarking and analysis of the processor and cache coherency architectures This senior role will stretch you as you participate in the microprocessor design team, network with our world-class, patent-holding think-tank, and collaborate with design teams, marketing, and business unit executives. THE PERSON: You have excellent communication and presentation skills. You are highly adept at collaboration among top-thinkers and engineers alike, ready to mentor and guide, and help to elevate the knowledge and skills of the team around you. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Improving and extending the MicroBlaze RTL implementation on the next generation architectures both for use by customers and internally for hard blocks in our devices Participating in definition of product features and capabilities, based on architecture, and micro-architecture requirements, and develop technical specifications to meet those requirements Applying strong software engineering skills to enable the definition, implementation and verification of key application use cases Functional/performance validation and analysis of the architecture for various application scenarios Technically interact with internal engineering teams, support teams and external customers Author product and user guides for the team Intellectual Property cores Knowledge sharing and other contributions to Platform & System Architecture Support Post-Si teams for Product Performance, Power and functional issues debug/resolution Teamwork across multiple geographical sites PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Detailed knowledge of microprocessor architecture, with expertise in CPU design, FPGA architecture, coherency, Security, and Functional Safety Strong VHDL and System Verilog experience Verification methodologies such as UVM and formal methods Well versed in scripting using Tcl, Perl and Python languages Strong C programming experience Experience in RTL synthesis, timing optimization, low power design and power optimization Cache coherency acceleration and industry standard protocols such as CXL AMD Vivado and Vitis tools Excellent communication, management, and presentation skills Adept at collaboration with strong interpersonal skills to work across teams in different geographies ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: Master’s degree in related discipline preferred Location: Gothenburg, Sweden (This role is not based in Stockholm) # M1 #LI-ME #LI-ONSITE #LI-HYBRID 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.