Security Diagnostics Engineer for AI-Accelerated Hardware

Advanced Micro Devices; Markham; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD in Markham, Ontario is seeking a proactive Diagnostics Software Engineer to design and validate tests for security hardware IP across pre-silicon and post-silicon environments.

You will collaborate with hardware architects and firmware teams, develop AI-based test tools, and mentor juniors, bringing strong C/C++, Python, and cryptography experience to ensure robust, secure products from concept to production.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in driver, embedded, or low-level software development, working closely with hardware designers
• Strong mix of large-scale software development, hardware understanding, and hardware/software interfacing
• Hands-on experience with silicon and board bring-up
• Familiarity with Linux; device driver or firmware development experience required
• Familiarity with source control systems (Perforce, Git, SVN)
• Strong debugging, testing, and communication skills
• Proven ability to develop and deploy AI/ML solutions that resolve real engineering problems - for example, automating test generation, hardware failure and log triage, debug assistance, or developer productivity tooling
• Hands-on knowledge of Python and modern AI/ML frameworks and tooling (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, LLM APIs and agent frameworks)
• Ability to integrate AI into day-to-day engineering and development workflows, with sound judgment on where AI adds value versus traditional methods
• A continuous learner who actively builds and applies new AI skills as the toolset evolves
• Experience with applied cryptography and security protocols such as AES, SHA, and RSA
• Knowledge of virtual memory and IOMMU
• Experience with firmware loading and communication
• Knowledge of System Verilog (a plus, not required)

Responsibilities

• Design and develop diagnostics software to bring up and validate security IP features in pre-silicon (FPGA, SoC emulation) and post-silicon (ASIC, platform) environments
• Plan, write, debug, and optimize functional and stress tests for AMD security hardware IP and its cryptographic acceleration engines
• Participate in APU/GPU silicon bring-up and execution across multiple concurrent programs
• Identify and help resolve ASIC, board, and firmware issues; provide diagnostics support to internal engineering teams and external customers
• Develop and deploy AI-based tools and workflows to accelerate test development, failure triage, and debug
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and drive improvements to the development process
• Dive into, understand, and debug external code and firmware

Skills

C/C++

Python

AI/ML

Linux

Cryptography

Debugging

AI tooling

Education

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering

M.Sc. in Computer Engineering

Tools

Git/Perforce/SVN

SystemVerilog

Firmware debugging tools

Job description

AMD in Markham, Ontario is seeking a proactive Diagnostics Software Engineer to design and validate tests for security hardware IP across pre-silicon and post-silicon environments.

You will collaborate with hardware architects and firmware teams, develop AI-based test tools, and mentor juniors, bringing strong C/C++, Python, and cryptography experience to ensure robust, secure products from concept to production.