Network System Design Engineer - Data Center GPU

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Austin, TX

12h•Hybrid

About The Position

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: We are seeking an engineer to join our team that will thrive in a fast-paced work environment, using effective communication, problem-solving and prioritization skills. Individuals that are well organized, show great attention to detail, and employ critical thinking are well-suited for our team. The Datacenter Graphics and Accelerated Computing (DCGPU) organization is looking for an experienced network system level debug engineer focused on Datacenter environments. Individual will be part of a quality initiative that involves driving weekly production level parts through specific validation that includes stress, Technical Data Package verification (clocks, frequency, power), and BOM/EC verification in various network configurations. Individual will need to be able to drive to root closure any issues encountered and communicate with the different IP layers for resolution. THE PERSON: This AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) team is looking for a senior level person that can help guide the team, mentor upcoming developers, provide long range strategy, and is willing to jump in to help resolve issues quickly. You will be involved in all areas that impact the team including performance, automation, and development. The right candidate will be informed on the latest trends and become prepared to give consultative direction to senior management. Person should be experienced in debugging of complex HW/FW issues, understand the flow of a GPU through the different layers of an SOC and system. Communication is essential in working with different owners of the code stack as well the ability to drive issues via phone calls, chat messages.

Requirements

Exposure to systems architecture
Minimum 10 yrs experience in System or SOC level debug and triage
Proven ability to drive resolution of critical problems within a lab, Datacenter
8+ years’ working experience with network technologies including network selection and deployment in Datacenter environments
Experience with modern networking standards
Experience with mesh network routing protocols and switching protocols
Familiar with Ethernet and InfiniBand network designs and switch topologies
Linux Operating System as a development environment
Familiar with Ethernet and Infiniband networking in Linux and Windows environments
Familiar with Virtualization environments – KVM and HyperV
RDMA network configuration, troubleshooting
Linux kernel networking expertise
System/Platform level debug tools.
Familiar with networking environments that utilizes HPC / ML/DL workloads
Hands on experience with lab equipment like oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, power supplies, multi meter
Familiar with Platform/System bring up and validation of GPU networks – intranode and internode. (Networking Adapters, cables, switches)
Significant experience in SoC and/or System debug of complex network issues
Develop / Document debug capabilities on a given SOC and System
Go-to-person for debugging of issues for the Production level Platform validation
Collaborate with internal teams on root causing issues, finding optimum resolutions
Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineer, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field

Nice To Haves

Relationship with external customers/partners and able to help resolve problems in their Data Center
Relationship with external customers/partners on ability to work manufacturing issues/failures
Relationship with external customers/partners on ability to define rqmts for manufacturing validation

Responsibilities

A powerful desire to learn new skills and understand new features as they are added
Proven record of accomplishment of working within and across groups.
Effective communication skills
Responsible for exploring opportunities to improve product
Work closely with other team members to understand design architecture and to propose solutions to improve and enhance products
Debug / triage engineer for a new quality initiative
Understanding of GPU/System level HW and SW flow
Provide leadership for driving to root cause issues / bugs
Communicate / Document flows and methods of debug ability
Embedded coding for hardware components and respective drivers for network components
Assist with network prototypes and in-depth testing to validate the design
Formulate and define platform level validation test plans based on product/customer needs
Troubleshoot and resolve platform network issues
Provide customer support regarding network architectural questions, product prerequisites, and product features
Interface with networking partners and software/hardware engineers
Work with software developers on network performance enhancement