Lead SoC Validation Architect: Automation & Debug

Advanced Micro Devices; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in Austin, TX is seeking a Lead SoC Validation Architect to join the Systems Design Engineering team. You will drive validation strategies, develop tools and scripts, and lead cross-functional collaboration to ensure new SOC features meet quality targets.

You will mentor teams, optimize validation workflows, and push for scalable automation from concept to production, impacting next‑generation processors and AI hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical or computer engineering.
• Strong validation, debugging, and software-driven engineering experience.
• Ability to influence technical direction across multidisciplinary teams.
• Hands-on validation experience and scalable automation/debug strategies.
• Must be self-starter and able to drive tasks to completion.

Responsibilities

• Drive validation improvements across AMD’s SOC programs, including tool and script development.
• Debug issues found during bring-up, validation, and production.
• Coordinate across multiple teams to ensure features are validated and optimized on time.
• Collaborate with supporting technical teams and engage in software/hardware modeling frameworks.
• Lead a collaborative approach across teams.

Skills

C/C++

Perl

Ruby

Python

Debugging techniques

Lab equipment

Board debugging

System architecture

Analytical thinking

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Protocol analyzers

Logic analyzers

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in Austin, TX is seeking a Lead SoC Validation Architect to join the Systems Design Engineering team. You will drive validation strategies, develop tools and scripts, and lead cross-functional collaboration to ensure new SOC features meet quality targets.

You will mentor teams, optimize validation workflows, and push for scalable automation from concept to production, impacting next‑generation processors and AI hardware.