Senior Systems Design Engineer

AMD AMD · Semiconductors · Penang, Malaysia · Engineering

AMD is seeking a Senior Systems Design Engineer in Penang, Malaysia, to provide thought leadership and subject matter expertise in the post-silicon development process for AMD processor and graphics based systems. The role involves driving planning, pre-silicon execution, validation, silicon bring-up, and debug, with a focus on IO, system hub, IP interconnect, and shared memory functions of semi-custom SoCs. Responsibilities include participating in the entire product lifecycle, leading technical presentations, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and defining/executing validation strategies. Experience in pre and post-silicon validation, SOC architecture, and scripting is preferred.

What you'd actually do

  1. Participate in systems design development throughout entire product lifecycle, from pre-silicon and emulation through post-silicon and software integration.
  2. Lead technical presentations demonstrating a good understanding of hardware architecture and expertise in systems design
  3. Collaborate with Design, Software, Tools and other teams to drive the definition of testing and debug methodologies to provide the best possible coverage and customer experience for the AMD IP
  4. Isolation and debug of issues found during pre-silicon, bring-up, validation, and production phases of S3 products
  5. Defining and executing validation strategies, enablement of features and unit test plans

Skills

Required

  • strong programming/scripting skills (e.g. Python, C/C++, Ruby)
  • Strong analytical/problem solving skills and pronounced attention to details
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Self-starter, strong collaborator, and able to independently drive tasks to completion
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple issues at the same time

Nice to have

  • In-depth knowledge of SOC architecture and concepts
  • Experience with IP/System level bring-up
  • Knowledge of Virtualization
  • Experience with FPGA and other hardware emulation platforms for pre-silicon debug
  • Strong understanding of BIOS, OS, and driver-level interactions and common failure points
  • Good understanding of Boot Flows/Sequences
  • Experience with common lab equipment, computer hardware, and networks
  • Led process improvement initiatives to improve engineering quality
  • Strong technical leadership and mentoring skills
  • Knowledge of standard power management features and use-cases
  • 5-6 years of experience in pre and post-silicon validation
  • Demonstrated ability to grasp new technical concepts quickly
  • Experience with IP/System level bring-up, SOC debug techniques and methodologies

What the JD emphasized

  • strong technical background
  • strong development background
  • strong technical leadership