AI Validation and Test Engineer

AMD; Secaucus (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

AMD in Secaucus, New Jersey seeks a technical leader to steer validation for next-generation AI and data center platforms. You will define strategies, drive execution across hardware, firmware, software, and infrastructure, and collaborate with architecture, silicon design, and deployment teams to ensure quality and deployment readiness at scale.

The role demands deep technical expertise, strong debugging and analytical skills, and the ability to mentor engineers while influencing engineering

Qualifications

• 8+ years in system-level validation or large-scale infrastructure validation.
• Proven ability to lead investigations and resolve complex issues across hardware, firmware, software, and networking.
• Experience validating scale-up and scale-out server platforms and data center environments.
• Strong Python and Linux proficiency; comfortable with telemetry-driven analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead system-, rack-, and cluster-scale validation strategies for AI/server platforms.
• Define validation plans covering deployment scenarios and scale-out architectures.
• Develop validation methodologies spanning CPU, GPU, BIOS, firmware, OS, and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with architecture, hardware, firmware, software, and platform teams to close coverage gaps.
• Lead investigations and root-cause analyses of complex platform issues.
• Drive automation, telemetry, and data-driven validation across programs.
• Mentor engineers and raise validation excellence across the org.
• Communicate readiness, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.

Skills

System-level validation

Large-scale server

Python

Linux

Telemetry analytics

Automation frameworks

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/EE

Tools

PowerShell

Bash

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

This role focuses on leading system-level, rack-level, and cluster-scale validation for next-generation AI and machine learning platforms. You will define validation strategies, drive technical direction, and lead complex validation initiatives across hardware, firmware, software, and infrastructure domains.

You will work closely with architecture, platform engineering, silicon design, firmware, software, and deployment teams to ensure product quality, reliability, and deployment readiness at scale. The role requires deep technical expertise, strong analytical skills, and the ability to influence technical decisions across multiple engineering organizations. You will be responsible for establishing validation methodologies, driving execution across large-scale validation environments, and identifying quality risks that impact product readiness and customer deployments.

THE PERSON

You are a technical leader with extensive experience in system-level validation and large-scale server platforms. You thrive on solving complex technical problems, driving cross-functional initiatives, and defining scalable validation approaches for emerging technologies.

You are comfortable operating with minimal supervision while providing technical leadership across engineering teams. You possess strong debugging skills, sound technical judgment, and a deep understanding of hardware-software interactions. You proactively identify technical risks, drive resolution of complex platform issues, and influence engineering decisions that improve product quality, validation effectiveness, and deployment readiness. You are passionate about mentoring engineers and elevating engineering excellence across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead system-level, rack-level, and cluster-scale validation strategy for AI and machine learning server platforms.
• Define and drive comprehensive validation plans covering customer deployment scenarios across scale-up and scale-out environments.
• Develop validation methodologies and test strategies spanning CPU, GPU, memory, BIOS, BMC, networking, storage, platform firmware, operating systems, and infrastructure components.
• Collaborate with architecture, hardware, firmware, software, and platform engineering teams to define validation requirements, identify coverage gaps, and improve overall product quality.
• Lead investigation and root cause analysis of complex hardware, firmware, software, networking, and system integration issues.
• Drive technical decision-making within the validation organization and influence cross-functional teams to resolve critical product risks and quality concerns.
• Define and enhance scalable validation frameworks, automation infrastructure, telemetry-driven workflows, and data-driven validation methodologies.
• Analyze large-scale validation data to identify systemic failures, reliability risks, performance bottlenecks, and product readiness concerns.
• Establish validation readiness criteria, quality metrics, and coverage strategies that improve execution efficiency and provide early risk identification.
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to engineers, helping improve validation methodologies, automation capabilities, debugging effectiveness, and system-level engineering practices.
• Drive execution across multiple validation programs while managing priorities, dependencies, schedules, and technical risks.
• Communicate validation status, readiness assessments, quality metrics, technical recommendations, and key risks to senior technical leadership and management.
• Support customer-focused validation efforts by ensuring test environments accurately represent real-world deployment conditions and hyperscale operating environments.
• Drive continuous improvements in validation processes, tools, and automation to improve organizational efficiency, test coverage, and product quality.

Preferred Experience

• 8+ years of experience in system-level validation, platform validation, post-silicon validation, large-scale infrastructure validation, or related engineering disciplines.
• Proven experience validating large-scale server, AI, cloud, HPC, or data center platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to lead investigation and resolution of complex hardware, firmware, software, networking, and infrastructure issues.
• Experience validating scale-up and scale-out architectures, including rack-scale and cluster-scale deployments.
• Deep understanding of computer architecture, server platform design, operating systems, networking, storage, and hardware/software interactions.
• Experience developing automated validation frameworks, orchestration systems, and large-scale test infrastructure.
• Strong proficiency in Python and Linux environments, with working knowledge of Bash and/or PowerShell.
• Experience leveraging telemetry, analytics, and data-driven methodologies to improve validation coverage, efficiency, and root cause analysis.
• Familiarity with AI, machine learning, GPU computing, or accelerated computing environments deployed in data center infrastructures.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional technical initiatives and influence engineering decisions across organizational boundaries.
• Experience mentoring engineers and driving technical excellence within validation and product engineering organizations.
• Experience supporting product readiness, customer deployment validation, and release qualification activities.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey technical risks, recommendations, and status to executive and technical leadership.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

• Bachelor\'s or Master\'s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.

LOCATION

• Secaucus, New Jersey (Onsite)

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.