IP Post-Silicon Validation Lead

Advanced Micro Devices; Markham; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD is seeking an IP Validation Design Lead to drive planning, validation, and debugging of hardware IP for AMD SOC programs in Markham. You will work with architecture teams to ensure feature alignment, performance optimization, and robust validation strategies across HW/SW/FW.

Strong scripting and leadership are essential. The role requires deep systems and SoC understanding, experience in ASIC debugging, and ability to mentor engineers across geographies.

Qualifications

• Experience in systems-on-chip architecture and validation.
• Strong understanding of CPU/GPU architectures and memory subsystems.
• Experience with ASIC/SoC debug and post-silicon validation.
• Familiarity with high-speed interfaces and PCIe protocol.
• Proficiency in scripting (Python, Ruby) for automation.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Drive planning, validation, and debugging of hardware IP for AMD SOC programs.
• Collaborate with IP/Domain architects to resolve technical issues and risks.
• Define and execute end-to-end validation strategies and test plans.
• Develop tools and automation to enhance IP validation workflows.
• Lead pre-silicon shift-left activities with cross-functional teams.
• Mentor and guide team members to elevate technical capabilities.
• Support customer platforms as required by engineering teams.

Skills

Systems & SoC architecture

CPU/GPU architecture

Memory sub-system

High Speed I/O subsystems

Clocks and Resets

Virtualization

Security

Digital logic design

Post-silicon validation

ASIC debug techniques

High-speed interfaces

Board debugging

Ruby

Python

Lab equipment

PCIe protocol

Communication skills

Collaboration across geographies

Leadership

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in EE/CS or related

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believe technology can change lives for the better. It can heal us, entertain us, and make us more connected, productive, and understanding of the world around us. And we’re looking for talent who feel the same: people who want to leave the planet better than they found it, those who don’t shy away from humanity’s challenges but are determined to help solve them.

AMD is powering the next generation of supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or creating go-to-market plans, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward.

THE ROLE:

The AMD NBIO Team is on the lookout for a seasoned IP Validation Design Lead to join our growing team. As a key contributor to the success of AMD’s IP, 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 NBIO Team fosters and encourages continuous technical innovation to showcase successes as well as facilitate continuous career development.

THE PERSON:

You have a passion for modern, complex processor architecture, digital design, and validation in general. You are a team player who has excellent communication skills, demonstrated through technical publications, presentations, trainings, executive briefings, etc. You are highly adept at collaboration among top-thinkers and engineers alike, ready to mentor and guide, and help to elevate the knowledge and skills of the team around you. You are a self-starter with strong analytical and problem-solving skills and are willing to learn and ready to independently drive tasks to completion.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

As an IP Validation Design Lead, you will drive the planning, validation, and debug of various hardware IP for forthcoming AMD APU, CPU, Compute and Discrete Graphics SOC programs.

• Comprehend the SOC as a complete system which includes HW (Silicon), FW, BIOS & SW and ensure that FW, BIOS & SW are aligned to enable all features, optimizing for performance and power
• Work cross functionally with IP/Domain architects to identify and assess complex technical issues/risks and develop architectural solutions to achieve product requirements
• Defining, documenting, executing and reporting the overall functional test plan and end to end validation strategy for a set of AMD IP’s.
• Driving technical innovation to enhance AMD's capabilities in IP validation, including tools and scripts/automation development, technical and procedural methodology enhancement, and various internal and cross-functional technical initiatives.
• Debugging IP issues found during pre-silicon, bring-up, system validation, and production phases of the SOC programs.
• Engaging on pre-silicon ‘shift left’ activities with cross-functional teams such as Design Verification (DV), Diagnostics, Emulation and other software/hardware modeling frameworks to ensure readiness for first silicon arrival, enablement of IP functionality, and debug of critical features.
• Leading collaborative technical discussions to drive resolution of technical issues and roll out technical initiatives.
• Developing knowledge of system architecture/debug and other internal IP’s.
  Supporting issues on customer platforms as required by customer engineering teams.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Outstanding foundation in Systems & SoC architecture, with expertise in one or more of the following: CPU or GPU, Memory sub-system, Fabrics, High Speed I/O subsystems, Clocks, Resets, Virtualization and Security
• Experience in digital logic design/verification/post-silicon validation.
• Extensive experience with ASIC debug techniques and methodologies.
• Knowledge of physical and protocol levels of common high-speed interfaces an asset.
• Experience with board/platform-level debug, including clock/power delivery, sequencing, analysis, and optimization.
• Strong scripting skills (eg. Ruby, Python).
• Extensive experience with common lab equipment, including protocol/logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, etc.
• In-depth knowledge of PC architectures/PCIe protocol is an asset.
• Excellent communication, management, and presentation skills.
• Adept at collaboration among top-thinkers and senior architects with strong interpersonal skills to work across teams in different geographies
• Leadership and mentoring skills a definite asset.
• Must be a self-starter and be able to independently drive tasks to completion.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree majoring in EE, CS or related field.

LOCATION:

Markham, Vancouver

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