At Scale Server Validation Architect - EPYC & AMD Instinct
About The Position
AMD is seeking a Lead / Staff Systems Engineer to own the end-to-end validation strategy, architecture, and at-scale execution for AMD servers, including EPYC and Instinct platforms. The role defines how validation is architected, automated, and executed across distributed farm environments to optimize coverage, efficiency, and product quality. The successful candidate will help uncover critical issues early and deliver high-quality, customer-ready products. The position emphasizes continuously evolving validation coverage so testing maximizes bug discovery, minimizes customer escapes, and reflects real-world customer usage. The role also drives technical innovation in validation content, tools, scripts, and methods, and collaborates across AMD teams to ensure features are validated and optimized on schedule. Preferred locations are Austin, Texas, at The Met Center, or Santa Clara, California. The role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical or computer engineering.
- Substantial experience in pre-silicon and post-silicon validation, including system-level validation.
- Hands-on knowledge of system architecture, technical debugging, and validation strategy.
- Programming or scripting skills, such as C/C++, Perl, Ruby, or Python.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Self-starter with strong leadership and communication skills and customer orientation.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience in a validation architect role in Client, SoC, or Server.
Responsibilities
- Design and continuously evolve validation coverage strategy to maximize bug discovery, minimize customer escapes, and align with real-world customer usage.
- Drive technical innovation in validation content, tools, scripts, methodologies, procedures, and internal and cross-functional initiatives.
- Assess customer escapes and translate them into structured validation test plans that close coverage gaps and prevent recurrence.
- Evaluate customer impact of gaps and mitigate risks before production.
- Collaborate with multiple AMD teams to ensure features are validated and optimized on time.
- Debug issues identified during SOC program process, bring-up, validation, and production phases.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
