SoC Address and Data Hub Systems Validation Engineer
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 AMD S3 Business Unit IP Systems Engineering team is seeking an energetic, dynamic, experienced IP Systems Validation Engineer. We work with customers to develop new products, previously including game consoles. As an IP Systems Validation Engineer, you will drive the planning, post-silicon execution, silicon bring-up and debug of AMD processor and graphics based systems while working closely with internal teams to meet product development milestones. As a key contributor to the success of AMD's IP, you will be part of a leading team that drives and enhances AMD's abilities to deliver industry leading technologies to our customers. The Systems Engineering team encourages technical innovation to showcase successes, provides opportunities to develop technical knowledge, and facilitates career development. This role specifically focuses on the post-silicon hardware validation of SoC internal address and data hub subsystem as well as bring-up and debug of complex, fully-custom SoC products.
Requirements
- In-depth knowledge of CPU addressing and control structures and SoC architecture, computer architecture and concepts
- Experience with FPGA and other hardware emulation platforms for pre-silicon debug
- Strong understanding of BIOS, OS (Windows/Linux), and driver-level interactions and common failure points
- Good understanding of boot flows and power sequences
- Led process improvement initiatives to improve engineering quality
Nice To Haves
- Prior, recent years of experience in pre and post-silicon validation in the semiconductor industry
- Hardware description languages (e.g. Verilog)
- Strong programming/scripting skills (e.g. Python, C/C++, Ruby)
- Experience with Windows and Linux
- Experience with IP/System level bring-up, SOC debug techniques and methodologies
- Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple issues at the same time
Responsibilities
- Participate in systems design development throughout entire product lifecycle, from pre-silicon and emulation through post-silicon and software integration and validation.
- Isolation and debug of issues found in the hardware interconnect layers of an SoC system
- Able to proactively support team culture that fosters knowledge sharing, excellence, and collaboration
- Defining and executing validation strategies, enablement of features and unit test plans
- Publishing and aligning test plan requirements, deliverables and dependencies
- Working closely with supporting teams such as design, diagnostics, Software/Firmware/BIOS/driver, and project leadership
Benefits
- AMD benefits at a glance.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
