Post Silicon Systems Engineering Lead

Advanced Micro Devices; Markham; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in Markham is seeking a Staff Silicon Engineer Lead to oversee the planning and validation of high-speed bridge and security IP. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in the semiconductor industry, strong leadership, and effective communication skills. Responsibilities include collaboration across teams, mentoring engineers, and driving innovations within the validation process. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in an inclusive environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of experience in pre or post-silicon validation.
• 6–8 years of experience in semiconductor industry.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in systems design throughout product lifecycle.
• Lead technical presentations on hardware architecture.
• Collaborate with teams to define testing methodologies.

Skills

Problem solving

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

FPGA

PCI Express specification

Job description

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

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.

Staff Silicon Engineer Lead

The Role

This role specifically focuses on planning, validation, silicon bring-up and debug of AMD high speed bridge, virtualization and security IP. There is a need for extra leadership capabilities and teambuilding skills, working across team boundaries and geographical locations. This role also requires a broad knowledge of the system design lifecycle, spanning across pre-silicon into post-silicon validation. It requires good understanding of system architecture, interaction between software and hardware at a platform level.

THE PERSON:

You are a highly motivated hands-on leader with a strong development background, problem solving mentality, excellent communication skills, ability to prioritize tasks along with willingness to learn and adapt. Excellent planning, presentation and collaboration with various technical leaders is crucial.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate in systems design development throughout entire product lifecycle, from pre-silicon and emulation through post-silicon and software integration.
• Lead technical presentations demonstrating a good understanding of hardware architecture and expertise in systems design.
• Collaborate with Design, Software, Tools and other teams to drive the definition of testing and debug methodologies to provide the best possible coverage and customer experience for the AMD IP.
• Work with Program Leadership team to define the end-to-end plan and highlight possible risk areas and address concerns during planning.
• Be a leader and mentor to the system engineering team; be hands‑on and lead by example.
• Isolation and debug of issues found in IOHUB IP during pre‑silicon, bring‑up, validation, and production phases of all products.
• Able to proactively support team culture that fosters knowledge sharing, excellence, and collaboration.
• Defining and executing bring‑up and validation strategies, enablement of features and unit test plans.
• Publishing and aligning test plan requirements and dependencies.
• Working closely with supporting teams such as design, diagnostics, driver, and project leadership.
• Lead cross‑functional technical discussions to drive root cause identification and resolution on technical issues.
• Driving and participating in technical innovations to enhance AMD’s validation capabilities including use of AI to further improve scripting, debug tool, data analysis, and more.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Basic understanding of PC system architecture.
• Basic understanding of PCI Express specification and I/O & Memory Virtualization (IOMMU) standard.
• Basic understanding of PCIe Analyzers.
• Experience with FPGA and other hardware emulation platforms for pre‑silicon debug.
• Strong understanding of BIOS, OS, and driver‑level interactions and common failure points.
• Good understanding of performance, security and power management features in a Datacenter/HPC.
• 4–6 years of experience in pre or post‑silicon validation and 6–8 years of experience in semiconductor industry.
• Data Center related software knowledge (Firmware/Driver).
• Demonstrated ability to grasp new technical concepts quickly.
• Experience with IP/System level bring‑up, SOC debug techniques and methodologies.
• Strong analytical/problem solving skills and pronounced attention to details.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self‑starter, strong collaborator, and able to independently drive tasks to completion.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple issues at the same time.

Assets:

• Knowledge of SOC architecture and concepts.
• Experience with common lab equipment, computer hardware, and networks.
• Experience in pre‑silicon emulation and debug.
• Drive improvement initiatives through AI adoption.
• Strong technical leadership and mentoring skills.
• Knowledge of AMD products in Server, AI and client space.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field strongly preferred.

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee‑based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third‑party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.