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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:
You will help evaluate the performance of AMD AECG and Embedded products, guide, develop and execute IP and system characterization suites and volume system-level testing to guarantee design margins, identify problem areas and ensure the performance and quality of complex hardened IP and subsystems such as the embedded processor subsystems, platform management features and coherent interconnects within AECG products as a member of the product characterization team.
THE PERSON:
- Driven, curious, and innovative; thrives in ambiguous problem spaces and pushes the boundaries of test methodology.
- Values open exchange of feedback and ideas; builds a culture of collaboration, rigor, and accountability.
- Influences cross-functional teams and leads by example to improve product quality and reliability.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Own the strategy and methodology for stress test workloads across processor subsystems, coherent interconnects, memory hierarchies, and I/O IP such as PCIe/CXL subsystems in pre- and post-silicon phases.
- Build scalable performance tests to measure silicon performance parameters such as timing, frequency and voltage margins.
- Develop system-level workloads and test programs that include realistic application stress, volume system test suites to identify problem areas, coverage gaps, yield limiters, and reliability risks; drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Apply statistical analysis methods (e.g., DOE, distribution analysis, outlier detection) to characterize robustness across operating conditions (voltage/temperature), workloads, and volume.
- Drive failure triage and root-cause analysis; partner with processor/memory/IP design, firmware, OS/driver, validation, product engineering, and manufacturing teams to resolve issues and prevent field escapes.
- Lead improvements to test architecture, data collection automation frameworks, version management and documentation quality.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in SoC/IP validation, characterization, or test (or equivalent depth) with proven technical leadership and cross-functional influence.
- Strong understanding of testing embedded processor systems (e.g., x86, ARM, RISC-V), coherent interconnects, memory subsystems, and multi-core systems.
- Hands-on with pre- and post-silicon environments: simulation, emulation/FPGA prototyping, bring-up on silicon boards, and system-level debug.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python (preferred), Tcl or Perl, building robust automation frameworks.
- Strong embedded C/C++ fundamentals with experience integrating firmware and test harnesses familiarity. Assembly (x86, ARM or RISC-V) and embedded Linux skills are a plus.
- Knowledge of coherent fabric and interconnect protocols, memory subsystems (DDR/LPDDR, cache hierarchies) and PCIe, CXL is beneficial.
- Applied statistical analysis for experimental data at volume. Comfort with DOE, confidence intervals, outlier detection, and visualization.
- Experience with version control (e.g. git), issue tracking (e.g., Jira), and disciplined documentation practices.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
- BS in EE, CS, ECE or related field; MS preferred
LOCATION:
Penang, Malaysia
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