Senior Staff Post-Silicon Functional Validation Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices in Penang, Malaysia, is seeking a Senior Staff Functional Validation Engineer to drive post-silicon validation, platform bring-up, and debugging for AMD Instinct AI accelerators. The role spans silicon to deployment, collaborating with design, firmware, BIOS, and platform teams to ensure high-performance, reliable AI accelerators.

The ideal candidate will lead validation strategies, execute large campaigns, and mentor junior engineers while handling executive-level

Qualifications

• Experience in post-silicon validation and platform bring-up.
• Proven ability to lead validation campaigns and root-cause complex issues.
• Strong debugging skills in hardware/software interfaces.
• Experience with Linux-based validation environments.
• Proficient in Python and C/C++ scripting.
• Familiar with lab hardware and measurement equipment.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive end-to-end post-silicon functional validation strategies for AMD Instinct AI accelerators.
• Architect scalable validation plans and test content to maximize feature coverage and minimize product risk.
• Drive validation readiness across silicon, firmware, BIOS, platform, and system software stacks.
• Lead validation execution across single-card, multi-card, and rack-scale deployments.
• Identify validation gaps and mitigate escape risks.

Skills

Post-silicon validation

System validation

Debugging

Linux validation

Python

C/C++

Hardware lab

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering / CS / EE

Tools

Logic analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Protocol analyzers

Hardware debuggers

Job description

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THE ROLE

AMD is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Staff Functional Validation Engineer to drive post-silicon validation, platform bring-up, and debug activities for next-generation AMD Instinct™ AI accelerators. In this highly visible technical leadership role, you will help ensure industry-leading quality, stability, and performance across AMD's AI accelerator portfolio.

You will work across silicon design, firmware, BIOS, platform engineering, system validation, and customer enablement teams to develop validation strategies, execute large-scale validation campaigns, root-cause complex system issues, and drive product readiness from first silicon through customer deployment.

This role requires deep technical expertise in system-level validation, debug methodologies, and datacenter AI accelerator architectures.

THE PERSON

The ideal candidate will be capable of communicating problems, solutions, and project status up to the executive level. You will provide technical supervision or mentoring to junior engineers and influence others as a technical leader. You have the capability assuming the consultative or leadership responsibilities for large projects or product development initiatives, while dealing with internal and external groups on behalf of the group or project. This role allows the opportunity to influence technical decisions that have a significant impact on multiple products or the product line.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Define and drive end-to-end post-silicon functional validation strategies for AMD Instinct AI accelerators.
• Architect scalable validation plans and test content to maximize feature coverage and minimize product risk.
• Drive validation readiness across silicon, firmware, BIOS, drivers, platform, and system software stacks.
• Lead validation execution across single-card, multi-card, and rack-scale accelerator deployments.
• Solves sophisticated, novel, and non-recurring problems; initiates significant changes to existing processes/ methods and leads development and implementation
• Drive quality assessments and readiness criteria for engineering, customer, and production milestones.
• Identify validation gaps and proactively mitigate escape risks.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Strong experience in silicon validation, platform validation, system validation, or hardware debug.
• Strong experience in post-silicon bring-up and functional validation.
• Deep understanding of computer architecture and datacenter systems.
• Proven expertise in complex debug and root-cause analysis.
• Experience with Linux-based validation environments.
• Hands-on experience with lab equipment such as logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes, and hardware debuggers.
• Strong scripting/programming skills (Python, C/C++, Bash, or similar).

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

• Bachelors or M ater’s in computer engineering or computer science or electrical engineering, or comparable disciplines.

LOCATION

Penang, Malaysia

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.