System Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD in Austin seeks a dedicated engineering professional for Product Engineering program technical planning for next-generation AMD microprocessors. This role serves as a key technical contact to business, design, platform validation and product engineering teams to shape validation coverage and test plans.

As a member of the technical staff, you will mentor junior engineers, drive technical decisions independently and influence across multiple products.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters in computer engineering, computer science, or electrical engineering.
• Experience with post-silicon validation, server/system validation, platform validation, or silicon bring-up.
• Ability to drive technical decisions independently.
• Mentorship experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design, validation, and architecture teams for test plan development and debugging.
• Develop test program infrastructure incorporating latest Best-Known methods
• Solves sophisticated, novel, and non-recurring problems; initiates significant changes to existing processes/methods and leads development and implementation
• Identify and plan product improvement (Validation) activities to reduce cost, improve efficiency and resolve quality issues

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Independent decision-making

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelors or Masters in computer engineering or computer science or electrical engineering

Tools

Python

Perl

Ruby

Shell script

Linux

Unix

Windows OS

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believetechnology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMDis shapingthefuture.

Whetheryou’redesigning next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, orbringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger— technologythat moves the world forward.Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

THE ROLE:

This is a specialized engineering position responsible for Product Engineering program technical planning for next-generation AMD microprocessors. This individual serves as a critical technical point of contact to the business, design, platform validation and product engineering teams. We have competitive benefit packages and an award-winning culture. Join us!

THE PERSON:

As a member of the technical staff, you will provide technical supervision or mentoring to junior engineers and influence others as a subject matter expert. A successful candidate is one who can drive technical decisions independently, has accountability for accuracy, reliability and completeness of assignment results critical to the project’s success. This role allows the opportunity to influence technical decisions that have a significant impact on multiple products or the product line.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with design, validation, and architecture teams for content coverage, test plan development, validation, and debugging
• Develop test program infrastructure incorporating latest Best-Known methods
• Solves sophisticated, novel, and non-recurring problems; initiates significant changes to existing processes/ methods and leads development and implementation
• Identify and plan product improvement ( Validation ) activities to reduce cost, improve efficiency and resolve quality issues

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with being responsible for projects or processes of significant technical importance and for results that cross engineering project areas
• Strong hands-on experience in post-silicon validation, server/system validation, platform validation, or silicon bring-up
• Demonstrated experience developing validation strategies, coverage plans, test plans, risk assessments, and milestone exit criteria for complex server or SoC products
• Debug techniques and methodologies
• Experience with large-scale system validation or server-farm environments
• Deep knowledge of computer architecture, technical debug, and validation strategy is preferred
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python/Perl/Ruby, shell script
• Proficient in Linux, Unix, or Windows OS
• Statistical analysis experience to identify and resolve problems

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in computer engineering or computer science or electrical engineering, or comparable disciplines

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.