Leadership Role - Emulation

AMD; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD in Hyderabad is seeking a Principal Member of Technical Staff to lead SoC emulation for next-generation AMD SoCs. You will set the emulation strategy, drive technical execution, and deliver high-performance platforms enabling early software development and silicon de-risking.

You will manage cross-functional teams, influence RTL decisions, and ensure readiness across RTL, firmware, and software interfaces, while mentoring engineers and advancing emulation capability within AMD.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in SoC design, verification, emulation, or HW/SW co-development.
• Hands-on experience with SoC emulation platforms and RTL modeling.
• Strong understanding of complex SoC architectures and debug capabilities.
• Proven technical leadership across large programs.

Responsibilities

• Define emulation strategy and own the SoC emulation program for major AMD SoCs.
• Lead full-chip and subsystem emulation bring-up on enterprise platforms.
• Enable early firmware, BIOS, OS, drivers, and software development.
• Drive performance, capacity planning, and resource utilization of emulation platforms.
• Partner with design, DV, firmware, software, and architecture teams; own deliverables.

Skills

SoC design

Emulation

SystemVerilog

Python

Leadership

HW/SW co-development

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Palladium

Veloce

Zebu

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. Together, we advance your career.

Leadership Role - Emulation

THE ROLE:

AMD is seeking a Principal Member of Technical Staff (PMTS) to lead SoC Emulation for next-generation AMD SOC products. This role is responsible for defining emulation strategy, driving technical execution, and delivering robust, high-performance emulation platforms that enable early software development and de-risk silicon.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Strategy

• Own the SoC emulation strategy for one or more major AMD SoC programs
• Define emulation scope, milestones, and success criteria aligned with program and silicon schedules
• Serve as the technical authority for emulation methodology, performance, and debug
• Influence SoC architecture and RTL decisions to improve emulation efficiency and debuggability

Hands-On Emulation Execution

• Lead bring-up of full-chip and subsystem emulation on enterprise emulation platforms (e.g., Palladium, Veloce, Zebu)
• Integrate RTL, memory models, testbenches, transactors, and software interfaces
• Enable early firmware, BIOS, OS, driver, and application software development
• Debug complex, cross-layer issues spanning RTL, firmware, and software
• Drive performance optimization, capacity planning, and resource utilization of emulation platforms

Cross-Functional Influence

• Partner closely with SoC design, DV, firmware, software, post-silicon, and architecture teams
• Act as the single-point technical owner for emulation deliverables and readiness
• Provide clear technical status, risk assessment, and mitigation plans to leadership
• Support customer, platform, and ecosystem enablement use cases as needed

Infrastructure, Methodology & Scale

• Define and drive automation, CI/regressions, and reuse across emulation environments
• Establish best practices for emulation bring-up, debug, and software enablement
• Mentor senior and junior engineers; raise overall emulation capability within AMD
• Evaluate and deploy new tools, flows, and technologies to improve time-to-value

Required Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 15+ years of experience in SoC design, verification, emulation, or HW/SW co-development
• Deep hands-on experience with SoC-level emulation platforms (Palladium, Veloce, Zebu, or equivalent)
• Strong understanding of complex SoC architectures (CPU, GPU, interconnects, memory subsystems, IO)
• Expertise in SystemVerilog/Verilog and scripting (Python, Perl, Tcl, Bash, etc.)
• Proven ability to debug and resolve complex RTL and HW/SW interaction issues
• Demonstrated technical leadership across large, multi-team programs

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience enabling Linux/UEFI/BIOS/RTOS bring-up on pre-silicon platforms
• Knowledge of PCIe, DDR, AMBA/CHI, cache coherency, virtualization, and power management
• Experience with co-emulation, acceleration, or hybrid verification environments
• Background in high-performance computing, graphics, AI, or server-class SoCs
• Track record of influencing architecture and validation strategy at the program level

Location

• Hyderabad
• Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in related discipline preferred

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.