SoC Security and Virtualization Validation Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Austin, TX

23h•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. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. We are looking for a dynamic, energetic and passionate technical leader to join our growing datacenter CPU and AI post silicon validation team with expertise in validating Security IP and Virtualization features of in next generation AMD Instinct GPU’s. Security is an exciting and ever-changing feature within Datacenter SOCs. As a key contributor to the success of AMD’s product, you will be part of a leading team to drive and improve AMD’s abilities to deliver the highest quality, industry-leading technologies to market. The Systems Design Engineering and validation team fosters and encourages continuous technical innovation to showcase successes as well as facilitate continuous career development.

Requirements

Strong programming skills and scripting language expertise (C/C++, Python)
Hands-on post-silicon lab experience working with platforms, server Operating Systems, and virtualized environments
Experience with x86 microprocessor architecture and with server SOC platform architecture including firmware, IO, and DDR
Experience developing validation methodologies, test content, and infrastructure
Creation of positive and negative test cases that not only confirm correct functionality but also attempt to break the design
Silicon debug skills at both SoC and system level
Working knowledge of Server OSes (Linux, Windows Server)
Proficiency working with common lab equipment including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers
Team players with excellent communication skills can work autonomously, multitask, and set priorities.
Strong networking and relationship-building skills, with the ability to drive effective decision-making across various functions and levels within the organization.
Excellent organizational skills and the ability to prioritize multiple workstreams and meet tight deadlines.
Strong networking and relationship-building skills, with the ability to drive effective decision-making across various functions and levels within the organization.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of pre-silicon environments (Verification, Emulation, Virtual Bring-Up) is a plus.
Expertise in datacenter Security features such as encryption, secure boot, root of trust, key management, confidential compute, and attestation
Security architecture and threat modeling

Responsibilities

Develop and execute feature enablement and validation test plans for SoC- and system-level SoC features across all AMD Server products in Virtualization and Security features
Develop test content for both focus testing as well as system level stress testing of OS Virtualization plus cross product stress testing
Exposure to functionally validating, regressing, executing and debugging issues seen during the enablement and cross product validation
Develop post-silicon validation infrastructure (software, hardware, automation environment, and lab setup)
Enhance post-silicon validation infrastructure such as automation environment, validation configuration checking, automated test log analysis, etc.
Collaborate with partner organizations to provide root cause analysis for platform issues in a Data center environment. Drive the provide root cause analysis for platform level, SoC logical, performance and BIOS/firmware issues
Collaborate with cross-functional teams in developing tools to improve SoC validation and debug