Systems Engineering Lead Feature Enablement and Validation

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Markham, ON

About The Position

The AMD Client & Graphics (CG organization) Systems Engineering team needs a dynamic, energetic Senior Engineering Lead to provide technical leadership to our growing Virtualization Feature Enablement & Validation team. The CGSE team is a key element of AMD’s strategy to deliver the highest quality, industry-leading technologies to market. As a Senior Technical Lead, you will be leading a team who is responsible for end-to-end technical execution of feature enablement, validation and debugging of integrated systems with multiple IPs, such as SRIOV, RAS, RM, Clustering, and server technologies.

Requirements

Recent, prior years of experience in SOC industry, including experience as a technical team lead
Programming and scripting skills (e.g., C/C++, Python), with a proven record of architecting and scaling validation automation and tooling
Proven technical authority leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives and teams, with end‑to‑end ownership of technical strategy, execution, and delivery risk
Deep system expertise driving ASIC-, board-, and platform-level debug, owning structured triage and root‑cause analysis across power, clocking, sequencing, and system optimization
Advanced hands-on proficiency with lab instrumentation (e.g., protocol/logic analyzers, oscilloscopes) to resolve critical, system-level issues
Strong command of PC architectures and virtualization concepts, with working knowledge of high‑speed interfaces and system integration tradeoffs
Exceptional technical communication and influence skills, able to drive alignment and decisions across senior engineering, leadership, and partner organizations
Demonstrated ability to mentor senior and junior engineers, raise technical standards, and resolve complex cross‑team challenges
Highly self-directed and accountable, setting technical direction and driving high‑impact outcomes while enabling teams to execute at scale
Bachelors or Masters Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)

Responsibilities

Own and lead end-to-end execution of CG‑VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) feature enablement and validation strategy across multiple programs, spanning pre‑silicon and post‑silicon phases, including prioritization, planning, and delivery commitments
Provide hands-on technical leadership for complex system-level debug across pre‑silicon, bring-up, validation, and production, driving effective triage, root‑cause analysis, and timely issue closure
Mentor and develop engineers through coaching, technical reviews, and knowledge sharing; foster a culture of ownership, high quality, and continuous learning within a small team
Collaborate closely with design, DV, firmware, driver, diagnostics, emulation, and tools teams to align on requirements, interfaces, schedules, and efficient debug workflows
Support customer platform issues in partnership with customer support teams, including issue reproduction, analysis, and development of fixes or workarounds
Lead and set the technical direction as the CG‑VDI technical leader across business units, owning strategy, standards, and alignment on feature readiness, debug approaches, and validation quality, while driving cross‑team virtualization innovation through best‑practice leadership, technical mentorship, and standardization—improving efficiency and effectiveness via automation, infrastructure enhancements, dashboards, and methodological advancements