Senior Virtual Platform Architect – Functional Modeling

AMD; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD is seeking a Virtual Platform Functional Modeling Engineer in Austin, TX. You will help build a scalable, distributed multi-node pre-silicon validation environment by integrating processors, memory, I/O, and system-level models into simulation platforms.

You will collaborate across architecture, firmware, software, and validation teams to deliver robust, configurable models and tooling, shaping the next generation of AMD platforms and technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
• Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with firmware, software, validation, and emulation teams to enhance virtual platform capabilities and enable complex workload execution.
• Define and implement inter-node communication behavior within distributed simulation environments, including message ordering, flow control, protocol state machines, and error handling mechanisms.
• Design and improve simulation orchestration services, including job scheduling, synchronization, logging, replay, and deterministic execution capabilities.
• Develop model interfaces, adapters, communication frameworks, and platform assembly methodologies that enable scalable system integration.
• Create validation strategies, regression suites, debug infrastructure, trace capabilities, and CI/CD automation to ensure model quality and reliability.
• Partner with architecture, firmware, software, and system validation teams to align virtual platform functionality with product and platform requirements.
• Evaluate commercial, open-source, and internally developed technologies that improve modeling productivity and platform scalability.
• Contribute to technical documentation, knowledge sharing, training, and engagement with industry partners and open-source communities.

Skills

C++

Functional modeling

SystemC/TLM‑2.0

CI/CD

Distributed systems

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SystemC/TLM‑2.0

QEMU

Simics

Job description

AMD is seeking a Virtual Platform Functional Modeling Engineer in Austin, TX. You will help build a scalable, distributed multi-node pre-silicon validation environment by integrating processors, memory, I/O, and system-level models into simulation platforms.

You will collaborate across architecture, firmware, software, and validation teams to deliver robust, configurable models and tooling, shaping the next generation of AMD platforms and technologies.