Diagnostics Software Tech Lead for SoC Validation

AMD; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD seeks a diagnostics software engineer to own end-to-end quality of diagnostics for SoC products. You will coordinate across PMs, managers, and IP architects to define test plans, study new features, and lead pre-silicon validation efforts across emulation and FPGA environments.

The role requires strong firmware/software development, deep SoC knowledge, and the ability to guide engineers in root-cause analysis and test coverage improvements.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
• Significant firmware or software development experience with hardware interaction.
• Strong understanding of SoC architecture and IP verification.
• Experience with BIOS, GPU, PCIe, DDR, PMU or RAS firmware is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end quality, coverage and completeness of Diagnostics software for AMD Client, Graphics and Embedded.
• Highlight goals, risks and requirements to PMs and architects to create the software test plan.
• Study new features and IPs in next-gen SoC and train engineers on diagnostic cases.
• Drive feature coverage and hardware bug capture through diagnostic cases.
• Own the system-level validation methodology, including multi-IP use cases and performance evaluation.
• Lead pre-silicon emulation strategy across Simnow, FPGA and Emulation models.

Skills

Firmware development

SoC architecture

System debugging

Linux programming

x86 architecture

Firmware/hardware mix

Emulation/bring up

Technical leadership

Education

BS or MS in CS/CE/EE

Job description

AMD seeks a diagnostics software engineer to own end-to-end quality of diagnostics for SoC products. You will coordinate across PMs, managers, and IP architects to define test plans, study new features, and lead pre-silicon validation efforts across emulation and FPGA environments.

The role requires strong firmware/software development, deep SoC knowledge, and the ability to guide engineers in root-cause analysis and test coverage improvements.