Senior Virtual Platform Functional Modeling Engineer

AMD; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

AMD in Austin seeks a Virtual Platform Functional Modeling Engineer to define and deliver the framework powering AMD's pre-silicon validation across CPU, GPU, AI platforms. You will work at the intersection of architecture, firmware, software, emulation, and validation to build scalable distributed simulation environments.

You will collaborate with architecture, firmware, software, and system validation teams to translate concepts into executable models, drive validation strategies, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field; Master’s preferred.
• Experience with functional models and pre-silicon validation.
• Strong C++ software development skills in modeling/systems software.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with firmware, software, validation, and emulation teams to enhance virtual platform capabilities.
• Define and implement inter-node communication within distributed simulation environments.
• Design and improve simulation orchestration services including scheduling, synchronization, logging, and deterministic execution.
• Develop model interfaces, adapters, and platform assembly methodologies for scalable integration.
• Create validation strategies, regression suites, debug infrastructure, trace capabilities, and CI/CD automation.
• Partner with architecture, firmware, software, and system validation teams to align functionality with requirements.
• Evaluate technologies to improve modeling productivity and scalability.
• Contribute to documentation, knowledge sharing, and engagement with open-source communities.

Skills

Functional modeling

C++ development

SystemC/TLM-2.0

Virtual platform

AI-assisted development tools

CI/CD automation

SoC architecture knowledge

Interconnect protocols

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SystemC/TLM-2.0

Arm Fast Models

Simics

QEMU

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.

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.

THE ROLE

AMD is building a next-generation distributed multi-node functional modeling environment to enable scalable pre-silicon system validation across future CPU, GPU, AI, and adaptive computing platforms. This technology provides software-executable representations of complex systems before silicon is available, allowing earlier software development, firmware bring-up, platform validation, and architectural exploration.

As a Virtual Platform Functional Modeling Engineer, you will play a key role in defining and delivering the framework, infrastructure, and methodologies that power AMD's virtual platform capabilities. Working at the intersection of architecture, firmware, software, emulation, and validation, you will help develop a scalable environment that integrates processors, memory, I/O, and system-level models into distributed simulation platforms. This is a highly visible opportunity to influence the future of pre-silicon validation and accelerate platform readiness across AMD's product portfolio.

THE PERSON

You are a technically curious engineer who enjoys solving complex system-level challenges and turning architectural concepts into practical solutions. You thrive in collaborative environments where cross-functional teamwork is critical to success and are comfortable partnering with engineers across multiple disciplines and geographic locations.

You possess strong analytical and debugging skills, a passion for computer architecture and system design, and the ability to drive technical initiatives from concept through implementation. You embrace continuous learning, communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and are motivated by building scalable solutions that have broad impact across an organization.

Key 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.

Preferred Experience

• Functional modeling, virtual platform development, simulation frameworks, firmware enablement, or pre-silicon modeling environments.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools to design, debug, optimize, and maintain complex software frameworks and models.
• Strong C++ software development skills within modeling, systems software, firmware infrastructure, or platform-level environments.
• Experience developing, integrating, or validating functional models, device models, virtual platforms, or modeling APIs.
• Knowledge of test planning, regression infrastructure, validation methodologies, and CI/CD automation.
• Understanding of SoC and platform architecture, including memory hierarchies, coherency mechanisms, CPU/GPU compute architectures, firmware-visible devices, and high-speed interconnects.
• Familiarity with industry protocols and interconnect technologies such as PCIe, CXL, AXI, CHI, ACE, UCIe, HBM, DDR, or related coherency fabrics.
• Experience translating architecture specifications into executable models and validation-ready platform behavior.
• Exposure to virtual platform technologies such as SystemC/TLM-2.0, Arm Fast Models, Simics, QEMU, or similar frameworks.
• Experience with virtual platform validation, platform bring-up, protocol testing, fault injection, or hardware/software co-validation.
• Familiarity with large-scale infrastructure environments, including cloud-based and distributed compute platforms.
• Experience establishing reusable modeling methodologies, APIs, debug capabilities, configuration frameworks, or regression automation standards.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

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

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.