Top-Tier Failure Analysis & System Validation Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices in Austin, TX is seeking a Failure Analysis Engineer to lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for silicon and system-level issues. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with design, validation, FW, and manufacturing to improve product quality and reliability.

The ideal candidate has strong hardware/software debugging skills in PCIe, memory, and power management, with Python or shell scripting proficiency on Windows and Linux platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with CPU/GPU architecture, debug/validation, and NPI through production.
• Experience with PCIe, memory and high-speed interfaces; strong hardware/software debugging skills.

Responsibilities

• Bring up server platforms and develop/execute DOE to reproduce and isolate failures.
• Identify and help resolve quality issues across silicon, system and rack levels.
• Develop automation and tools to run tests and analyze results/logs.
• Perform debug and drive root cause analysis across silicon, system and rack-level issues.
• Collaborate with CQE, design and validation teams to identify hardware/firmware root causes.
• Partner with PLQ/Test teams to implement corrective actions and improve test capability.
• Own end-to-end FA and create Failure Analysis reports; oversee setup for new products and test stations.

Skills

Component Debug

Power Management

PCIe

Memory Validation

Python

Shell scripting

Windows

Linux

Lab Equipment

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices in Austin, TX is seeking a Failure Analysis Engineer to lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for silicon and system-level issues. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with design, validation, FW, and manufacturing to improve product quality and reliability.

The ideal candidate has strong hardware/software debugging skills in PCIe, memory, and power management, with Python or shell scripting proficiency on Windows and Linux platforms.