Networking / Scale-Out Validation Lead

AMD; Penang; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Senior Engineer in Penang to guide teams and mentor upcoming developers. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in debugging complex hardware and software issues, with a minimum of 10 years of system-level experience. Responsibilities include exploring product improvement opportunities, working closely with team members, and providing leadership in resolving critical network issues. Candidates must be familiar with modern networking standards and demonstrate effective communication skills.

Benefits

Inclusive company culture

Career advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years experience in System or SOC level debug and triage.
• Proven ability to drive resolution of critical problems within a lab or data center.
• 8+ years working experience with network technologies including data center environments.

Responsibilities

• Assist with network prototypes and in-depth testing to validate the design.
• Communicate/document flows and methods of debug ability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve platform network issues.

Skills

Debugging of complex HW/FW issues

Understanding of GPU/System level HW and SW flow

Effective communication skills

Exploring opportunities to improve product

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science

Tools

Lab equipment (oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers)

Job description

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.

THE PERSON

ThisAMD (Advanced Micro Devices)team is looking for a senior level person that can help guide the team, mentorupcoming developers,providelong range strategy, and is willing to jump into help resolveissuesquickly. You will be involved in all areas thatimpactthe team includingperformance,automation, and development.The right candidate willbeinformed on the latest trends and become prepared to give consultative directiontosenior management.Person should be experienced in debugging of complex HW/FW issues, understand the flow of a GPU through the different layers of an SOC and system. Communication is essential in working with different owners of the code stack as well the ability to drive issues via phone calls, chat messages.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• A powerful desireto learn new skills and understand new features as they are added
• Provenrecord of accomplishmentof working within and across groups.
• Effective communicationskills
• Responsible for exploring opportunities to improveproduct
• Work closely with other team members to understand design architecture and to propose solutions to improveandenhanceproducts
• Debug / triage engineer for a new quality initiative
• Understanding of GPU/System level HW and SW flow
• Provide leadership for driving to root cause issues / bugs
• Communicate / Document flows and methods of debug ability
• Embedded coding for hardware components and respective drivers for network components
• Assist with network prototypes and in-depth testing to validate the design
• Formulate and define platform level validation test plans based on product/customer needs
• Troubleshoot and resolve platform network issues
• Provide customer support regarding network architectural questions, product prerequisites, and product features
• Interface with networking partners and software/hardware engineers
• Work with software developers on network performance enhancement

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• Exposure to systems architecture
• Minimum 10 yrs experience in System or SOC level debug and triage
• Proven ability to drive resolution of critical problems within a lab, Datacenter
• Relationship with external customers/partners and able to help resolve problems in their Data Center
• Relationship with external customers/partners on ability to work manufacturing issues/failures
• Relationship with external customers/partners on ability to define rqmts for manufacturing validation
• 8+ years’ working experience with network technologies including network selection and deployment in Datacenter environments
• Experience with modern networking standards
• Experience with mesh network routing protocols and switching protocols
• Familiar with Ethernet and InfiniBand network designs and switch topologies
• Familiar with Ethernet and Infiniband networking in Linux and Windows environments
• Familiar with Virtualization environments – KVM and HyperV
• System/Platform level debug tools.
• Familiar with networking environments that utilizes HPC / ML/DL workloads
• Hands on experience with lab equipment like oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, power supplies, multi meter
• Familiar with Platform/System bring up and validation of GPU networks – intranode and internode. (Networking Adapters, cables, switches)

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Significant experience in SoC and/or System debug of complex network issues
• Develop / Document debug capabilities on a given SOC and System
• Go-to-person for debugging of issues for the Production level Platform validation
• Collaborate with internal teams on root causing issues, finding optimum resolutions

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineer, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field + minimum 7-10 years experience

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