Validation Systems Firmware Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices; Markham; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Canada is seeking a Lead/Senior Systems Design Engineer to join its growing team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software systems engineering and will focus on GDDR7 technology qualification. Responsibilities include driving technical innovations and debugging during various validation and production phases. A Bachelor's or Master's degree in electrical or computer engineering is required. The position offers a dynamic work environment in an innovative company culture.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience with common lab equipment including protocol/logic analyzers and oscilloscopes.
• Extensive experience with board/platform debugging.
• Ability to independently drive tasks to completion.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical innovation to improve AMD's validation capabilities.
• Create and execute validation test plans and report coverage.
• Debug issues during validation and production phases.

Skills

Programming/scripting skills (C/C++, Perl, Ruby, Python)

Debug techniques and methodologies

Strong analytical/problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelors or Masters degree in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

Protocol/logic analyzers

Oscilloscopes

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.

The Role

We are looking for a dynamic, energetic Lead / Senior Systems Design Engineer to join our growing team. 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 team fosters and encourages continuous technical innovation to showcase successes as well as facilitate continuous career development.

The Person

As a Systems Design Engineer, you will drive balanced, scalable, and automated solutions. In this high‑visibility position, your software systems engineering expertise will be necessary toward product development, definition, and root cause resolution. You will be leading to develop characterization, validation, and automation tools particularly for memory domain of AMD DGPUs. The work focuses around GDDR7 technology qualification for Platform Solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Driving technical innovation to improve AMD’s capabilities across validation, including tool and script development, technical and procedural methodology enhancement, and various internal and cross‑functional technical initiatives
• Creating and executing validation test plans and reporting coverage plan
• Debugging issues found during the process, bring‑up, validation, and production phases of SOC programs
• Working with multiple teams, and tracking test execution to make sure all features are validated and optimized on time
• Working closely with supporting technical teams
• Engaging in other software/hardware modeling frameworks
• Leading collaborative approach with multiple teams

Preferred Experience

• Programming/scripting skills (e.g. C/C++, Perl, Ruby, Python)
• Debug techniques and methodologies
• Extensive experience with common lab equipment, including protocol/logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, etc.
• Extensive experience with board/platform‑level debugging, including delivery, sequencing, analysis, and optimization
• Extensive knowledge of system architecture, technical debug, and validation strategy
• Strong analytical/problem‑solving skills and pronounced attention to details
• Must be a self‑starter, and able to independently drive tasks to completion

Academic Credentials

• Bachelors or Masters degree in electrical or computer engineering

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.