Data Center GPU Board Power Validation Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. seeks an exceptional Board Hardware Validation Engineer for the Data Center GPU Systems Design and Enablement team in Austin, TX.

You will lead end-to-end validation, stressing boards and validating signal integrity, PCIe, HBM, and firmware, collaborating with customers and internal teams. This hands-on role requires deep expertise in motherboard behavior, test strategy development, and aggressive debugging to uncover vulnerabilities before production releases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience with board bring-up and system-level validation.
• Experience with PCIe, HBM, SMC/BMC firmware.
• Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience with lab equipment like oscilloscopes and analyzers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement advanced validation strategies to stress and validate systems.
• Perform board measurements for signal integrity and functional validation.
• Drive validation initiatives around PCIe, HBM, and firmware to identify vulnerabilities.
• Create and execute validation test plans for functional and stress scenarios.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and secure design practices.
• Collaborate with multiple teams to execute exhaustive validation plans.
• Lead debugging and root-cause analysis to resolve issues before production.
• Work with development teams to address findings and safeguard quality.
• Enhance end-to-end validation content with innovative debugging approaches.

Skills

Debugging techniques

Lab equipment expertise

System architecture understanding

Programming languages (C/C++, Python)

Self-driven leadership

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Protocol analyzers

Logic analyzers

Power delivery debugging

PCIe signal analysis

Job description

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THE ROLE

We are seeking an exceptional Board Hardware Validation Engineer to join our Data Center GPU Systems Design and Enablement team. In this pivotal role, you will lead the charge in the AI and HPC domains, ensuring robust system-level integration and validation, particularly in the domains of Baseboard signaling, System Management, PCIe and Motherboard Debug working closely with our customers. Our cutting-edge Data Center GPU solutions, encompassing APUs and GPUs, demand a proactive approach to testing, aiming not just for performance but also for identifying and mitigating potential failures.

THE PERSON

As a Board Validation Engineer your mission is to orchestrate an end-to-end system validation plan to rigorously test our products, deliberately pushing them to their limits to uncover vulnerabilities. This is a hands-on technical position that requires your expertise in motherboard behavior on Signal integrity, components, busses, protocols and systems design engineering which will be crucial for comprehensive product development. You will be able to come up with innovative validation strategies and utilize your skills to do efficient problem-solving and debug.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Orchestrating the development and implementation of advanced validation strategies, specifically designed to stress and break the system, thereby identifying potential product weaknesses.
• Board Measurements for Signal Integrity and overall functional validation.
• Providing technical validation initiatives, focusing on high-impact areas like PCIe, HBM and SMC/BMC firmware to identify vulnerabilities during system-level integration.
• Creating and executing validation test plans that address both functional and stress scenarios.
• Ensuring compliance with OCP standards and secure solution development, including Out of Band Management and Redfish features.
• Collaborating with multiple teams to devise and execute exhaustive validation test plans that simulate real-world stress scenarios and customer workloads.
• Championing the process of debugging, root cause analysis, and resolution of issues discovered during the validation phases of AI and HPC systems.
• Working closely with development teams to ensure all identified issues are addressed and rectified before production.
• Advancing end-to-end validation test content, utilizing creative debugging skills and innovative approaches.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Expertise in debugging techniques and methodologies.
• Experience with supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) activities through board bring-up, system-level validation, debugging, root cause analysis, and resolution of hardware, firmware, and integration issues to ensure product readiness.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
• Extensive experience with lab equipment such as protocol/logic analyzers and oscilloscopes.
• Comprehensive understanding of system architecture, including Power delivery, sequencing with a focus on technical debug and validation strategy development.
• Proven technical understanding of power supply architectures and PDN in server, OAM, and PCIe environments.
• Understanding of needed design and validation processes to design power circuits for high quality/reliability requirements.
• Understanding and experience with multi-phase buck/buck-boost regulators, digital PWM controllers, bus converters, LDOs,PMICs, charge pumps, ADCs & DACs, etc
• Printed circuit board design experience is a must.
• Understanding of programming/scripting languages (e.g., C/C++, Perl, Ruby, Python).
• Self-driven with the ability to lead tasks independently to successful completion.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree (preferred) in Electrical Engineering

LOCATION

Austin, TX

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship

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