Systems Design Engineer – Firmware & Validation

Advanced Micro Devices; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices in Santa Clara is seeking a Systems Design Engineer to drive scalable software/hardware solutions for SOC programs, focusing on validation, bring-up, and production readiness. You will work across teams to deliver high-quality implementations.

The role emphasizes debugging, automation, and modeling, with opportunities to influence architecture and verification methodologies while collaborating in a fast-paced, inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in electrical or computer engineering.
• Strong programming/scripting skills in C/C++, Perl, Ruby, Python.
• Experience with lab equipment such as protocol/logic analyzers and oscilloscopes.
• Experience with board/platform-level debug, including delivery, sequencing, analysis, and optimization.
• Knowledge of system architecture, technical debug, and validation strategy.

Responsibilities

• Driving technical innovation to improve AMD's capabilities across validation, including tool and script development, technical and procedural methodology enhancement, and various internal and cross-functional technical initiatives.
• Debugging issues found during the process, bring-up, validation, and production phases of SOC programs.
• Working with multiple teams, and tracking test execution to make sure all features are validated and optimized on time.
• Working closely with supporting technical teams.
• Engaging in other software/hardware modeling frameworks.

Skills

Programming/scripting skills

Debug techniques

Board/platform debugging

System architecture knowledge

Python

C/C++

Lab equipment experience

Education

Bachelors or Masters in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

Protocol/logic analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices in Santa Clara is seeking a Systems Design Engineer to drive scalable software/hardware solutions for SOC programs, focusing on validation, bring-up, and production readiness. You will work across teams to deliver high-quality implementations.

The role emphasizes debugging, automation, and modeling, with opportunities to influence architecture and verification methodologies while collaborating in a fast-paced, inclusive environment.