Manager Systems Design Engineer

AMD; Folsom (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is seeking a Manager Systems Design Engineer to lead research, design, development, and testing of electronic components and systems for semiconductors.

You will define processes, system specifications, I/O and working parameters for hardware and software compatibility, and drive holistically optimized test strategies. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams across emulation, validation, silicon, hardware and firmware to ensure functional correctness,

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related field.
• Five (5) years of experience in the job offered or closely related engineering role.
• Alternate combination: Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent and seven (7) years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, develop, and test electronic components and systems for semiconductor manufacturing.
• Define processes for technical platforms, system specifications, I/O, and hardware/software compatibility.
• Collaborate across emulation, validation, silicon, hardware and firmware teams to deliver high-quality products.
• Lead pre-silicon planning through post-silicon execution and customer launch as the technical leader.
• Derive test requirements and strategies with cross-functional teams for execution from silicon to solutions.
• Provide debug leadership and drive complex debugging to resolution and customer satisfaction.
• Define test content, execution strategy, and debugging tools; report results and strategy.
• Conceive system interfaces and prototypes; identify and resolve design weaknesses.
• Evaluate flow from high-level designs through synthesis, placement, timing, and power use.

Skills

SOC architecture

Graphics IP architecture verification

CPU architecture

OS kernel & systems development

Machine Learning

Memory management

x86-64 architecture

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Electronic Engineering

Bachelor’s degree + 7 years progressive experience

Job description

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Job Role and Responsibility:

AMD, Inc. is hiring a Manager Systems Design Eng. to research, design, develop, and/or test electronic components and systems for semiconductor and related device manufacturing, employing knowledge of electronic theory. Define processes for technical platforms, system specifications, input/output and working parameters for hardware and/or software compatibility. Work across emulation and validation to define holistic, optimized test strategies and plans. Ensure functional correctness, electrical compliance/margins, and customer use case enablement. Collaborate with cross-company development, manufacturing, and business leads to deliver high quality products at competitive costs and schedule. Participate in a variety of technical projects including solution architecting, custom development, applications engineering, and technical training. Act as the key technical leader from pre-silicon planning and emulations to initial power on through post-silicon execution to customer launch. Derive test requirements and strategies through collaboration with silicon, hardware, and firmware/software teams, guide test planning to establish execution plans from silicon to solutions with AMD’s top customers and launch date dependencies. Provide technical debug leadership and multi-expert steering in assuming the role of debug lead. Drive complex debugs through a virtual taskforce and take to the resolution and satisfaction of the customer’s problem. Drive team to define test content, execution strategy and cluster debug tools, and reporting results and strategy. Conceive system interfaces and business application prototypes. Identify, analyze, and resolve system design weaknesses. Evaluate all aspects of the process flow from high-level designs to synthesis, place and route, and timing and power use. Utilize knowledge of computers and electronics, including circuit boards, processors, chips, and electronic equipment, as well as knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles. Apply knowledge of engineering principles, best practices, and technologies to the design, development, and testing of various AMD products.

Travel required:

NO

Qualifications: Degree required

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related field.

Qualifications: Amount and type of experience required

Five (5) years of experience in the job offered or closely related engineering role.

Alternate combination of education and experience:

Employer will alternatively accept a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related field and seven (7) years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or closely related engineering role.

Specific skills required: The following skills are required:

Position requires one (1) year of experience in the following:

• SOC or system architecture;
• Graphics IP architecture verification;
• CPU architecture;
• OS kernel & systems development;
• Machine Learning;
• memory management and multi-threading; and
• x86-64 architecture.

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.