1

Mts Silicon Design Engineer Jobs (NOW HIRING)

During the co-design phase, you will partner with silicon design teams, Business Units, customer ... Collaborate with assembly engineering, internal sites, and OSAT/subcontractor partners to conduct ...

next page

Showing results 1-20

Mts Silicon Design Engineer information

See salary details

$18

$50

$73

How much do mts silicon design engineer jobs pay per hour?

As of Jul 14, 2026, the average hourly pay for mts silicon design engineer in the United States is $50.69, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $39.18 and $61.78 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are some common challenges faced by MTS Silicon Design Engineers, and how can they be addressed?

MTS Silicon Design Engineers often encounter challenges such as meeting aggressive project timelines, managing complex verification cycles, and ensuring optimal power, performance, and area (PPA) targets. Collaboration with cross-functional teams—including architecture, verification, and physical design—is crucial to address these challenges effectively. Staying current with evolving design tools and methodologies also helps streamline workflows and mitigate potential bottlenecks, ensuring successful tape-out and project delivery.

What are MTS Silicon Design Engineers?

MTS (Member of Technical Staff) Silicon Design Engineers are professionals responsible for designing and developing integrated circuits (ICs) and semiconductor devices. They work on various stages of chip development, including architecture, logic design, verification, and physical implementation. These engineers use specialized software and hardware tools to create efficient, high-performance silicon solutions for products like processors, memory, and other electronic components. Their expertise is crucial in ensuring chips meet performance, power, and area requirements. Typically, they collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver cutting-edge technologies for consumer electronics, data centers, and other applications.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an MTS Silicon Design Engineer, and why are they important?

To excel as an MTS Silicon Design Engineer, you need a solid background in electrical or computer engineering, expertise in digital and/or analog circuit design, and typically a relevant bachelor's or master's degree. Familiarity with hardware description languages (such as Verilog or VHDL), EDA tools (like Cadence or Synopsys), and experience with silicon verification and validation are crucial. Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and effective teamwork and communication abilities help you stand out in this role. These competencies ensure robust chip design, efficient project execution, and successful collaboration in fast-paced semiconductor environments.
More about Mts Silicon Design Engineer jobs
What job categories do people searching Mts Silicon Design Engineer jobs look for? The top searched job categories for Mts Silicon Design Engineer jobs are:
Infographic showing various Mts Silicon Design Engineer job openings in the United States as of July 2026, with employment types broken down into 89% Full Time, 8% Part Time, and 3% Contract. Highlights an 87% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 10% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $105,435 per year, or $50.7 per hour.
SOC Silicon Design Engineer

SOC Silicon Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

Austin, TX • On-site

$156K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 2 days ago


Advanced Micro Devices rating

8.4

Company rating: 8.4 out of 10

Based on 7 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

25th of 142 rated electronics manufacturers


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:
As a member of the Computing & Graphics (CG) SoC Architecture team, you will develop and design custom silicon for client, discrete graphics, handheld gaming, gaming consoles, and related platforms. In this role, you will work with the lead SoC architect to define customer-specific architectures and contribute to product specifications, micro-architecture specifications, performance, and power trade-offs. The role will work from early concept development through the development phases to final production.
THE PERSON:
In this role, you will collaborate with a network of expert architects and designers around the world where collaboration and communication skills are critical to the success of this role, and excellent organization skills are essential. You will approach sophisticated problems with a firm methodology and problem-solving technique and conduct experiments and analysis to formulate recommendations and next steps for other colleagues and SOC and IP design teams located in across multiple time zones and geographies. You will formally present your findings to co-workers, teams, and customer engineering teams.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Support pathfinding activities to influence and define next-generation architecture
  • Analyze design tradeoffs in terms of performance, power and area impact
  • Analyze and compile competitive analysis data
  • Collaborate with architecture leads to translate product requirements into detailed specifications
  • Work with AMD's Engineering teams and IP teams to ensure architectural alignment of features and clean interoperability and integration
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive end-to-end process documentation to ensure cross-team alignment and clarity for execution

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
  • Solid understanding of SoC construction including fabric connectivity, memory systems, power delivery, clock distribution, floor planning, and packaging
  • Skills in scripting, data analysis, experience with EDA tools, VLSI design flow and CMOS technology.
  • Strong problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to work in a dynamic and diverse environment
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to approach novel problems from multiple perspectives and at varying levels of abstraction
  • Ability to analyze and understand sophisticated workflows and processes, and develop innovative ways in streamlining and automating
  • Proven ability to translate complex technical details into clear, concise, and well-structured documentation
  • Proficiency in scripting languages (Perl, TCL, Python) is highly preferred

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
LOCATIONS:
Austin, TX. or Boxborough, MA.
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
#LI-CB1
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.

What Advanced Micro Devices employees say

Pay

Benefits

Hours and flexibility

Workplace

Get the full story on Breakroom