Platform / System Debug Validation Engineer

AMD; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD is seeking an experienced system level debug engineer for the Datacenter Platform Engineering Group in Austin, TX. You will work on Data Center deployments and ensure uptime for many systems, handling complex HW/FW debugging across GPU/SoC layers. Strong leadership is required to guide junior engineers and document debug flows.

Experience with electrical/power probing and a deep understanding of GPU/system level HW/SW interactions is essential; this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Experience debugging complex HW/FW issues; understand GPU flow through system layers.
• Ability to validate items connecting to GPU SOC (PCIe, VRs, RMs, retimers, HBM, internal networking).
• Hands-on data center hardware experience; communicate across code-stack owners.

Responsibilities

• Debug/triage, root-cause analysis for complex issues.
• Understand GPU/system level HW and SW flows.
• Probe board sections; measure currents and validate systems.
• Apply RAS knowledge to GPU-level issues.
• Lead and guide junior engineers toward root-cause solutions.
• Document bring-up, boot-up, initialization and debug flows.

Skills

Debug / triage engineering

GPU/System level HW & SW flow

Electrical/power probing

RAS knowledge

Leadership of junior engineers

Documentation of debug flows

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believe technology can change lives for the better. It can heal us, entertain us, and make us more connected, productive, and understanding of the world around us. And we’re looking for talent who feel the same: people who want to leave the planet better than they found it, those who don’t shy away from humanity’s challenges but are determined to help solve them.

AMD is powering the next generation of supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or creating go-to-market plans, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward.

THE ROLE:

The Datacenter Platform Engineering Group (DPEG) organization is looking for an experienced system level debug engineer. Individual will be part of a team that will be responsible for Data Center deployments as well as ensuring availability/uptime of a large number of systems. Individual should be familiar with System level debug at all levels as well have RAS knowledge to quickly root cause issues. Person should have not only strong technical skills but be able to direct junior level engineers to solving problems and guide them to be successful in handling service level tickets.

THE PERSON:

Experience in debugging of complex HW/FW issues is a must, understand the flow of a GPU through the different layers of a system and be able to validate the items connecting to the GPU SOC (pcie, vr’s, RMs, retimers, HBM, internal networking). Handling of Data Center related issues that come with electrical complexities, direct liquid cooling and complex cluster networks. Communication Is essential in working with different owners of the functional code stack as well as the ability to drive issues via phone calls, chat messages, e-mails. Hands on experience with Hardware in a Data Center environment will be required.

KEY RESPONSIBLITIES:

• Debug / triage engineer and understanding of industry tools for root causing complex issues
• Understanding of GPU/System level HW and SW flow
• Ability to probe parts of a board; check electrical and power currents and validate a system
• RAS knowledge and flow of issues seen at a GPU level
• Provide leadership for driving to root cause issues and guide junior level engineers
• Document flows and methods of bring-up, boot-up, system initialization and debug

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in Systems Integration, Debug
• Proven ability to drive resolution of critical problems within a lab, Data Center
• Relationship with external customers/partners and able to help resolve problems in a Data Center
• Relationship with external customers/partners on ability to work manufacturing issues/failures
• Relationship with external customers/partners on ability to define requirements for deployments/debug
• Significant experience in SoC and/or System debug of complex issues
• Develop / Document debug capabilities on a given SOC and System
• Go-to-person at a Data Center for resolving issues, looking at complex issues
• Collaborate with internal teams on root causing issues, finding optimum resolutions
• Hands-on experience in using industry debug tools, scopes as well examine board level power

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in electrical or computer engineering

LOCATION:

Austin, TX

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.