Lead System/test Validation Engineer

AMD AMD · Semiconductors · Austin, TX · Engineering

Lead System/Test Validation Engineer at AMD responsible for System and Silicon debug of AMD EPYC Server & AMD Instinct products, focusing on post-silicon validation and driving improvements to debug methodology.

What you'd actually do

  1. Debug issues found during Silicon bring-up, Systems Validation, and production phases of SOC programs.
  2. Lead complex debug efforts for internal Silicon findings to identify root cause and resolution.
  3. Ensure issues are solved on time with quality.
  4. Manage and track technical issues, risks and priorities to un-gate program milestones.
  5. Publish debug program indicators to identify major roadblocks and drive changes to improve debug throughput.

Skills

Required

  • Extensive experience in validation roles involving debugging OS, FW, Silicon, and HW issues.
  • Understanding of industry standard busses and their software stack, such as PCIe, CXL.
  • Strong knowledge of X86 architecture, SoC design, memory, RAS & power management
  • Extensive knowledge of system architecture, technical debug, and validation strategy
  • Good understanding and experience in platform/ system level debug, Operating System, Device Drivers and System BIOS interactions.
  • Strong analytical/problem-solving skills and pronounced attention to details
  • Must be a self-starter, and able to independently drive tasks to completion

Nice to have

  • Experience in technical program management.
  • A thorough understanding of datacenter industry technologies and their software stack.
  • Excellent communication and coordination skills.
  • Detailed oriented, highly organized, able to prioritize, and juggle multiple work streams to tight deadlines.

What the JD emphasized

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