Senior Systems Design Engineer
at AMD
Location
Austin, Texas
Compensation
$99k–$169k USD
Type
full time
Posted
1 weeks ago
Market range · company + function + seniority
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Posted $169k · below the band
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Job description
ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.
At AMD, we believe technology 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 AMD is shaping the future.
Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.
THE ROLE:
We are looking for a dynamic, energetic Systems Design Engineer to join our growing team. As a key contributor to the success of AMD’s product, you will be part of a leading team to drive and improve AMD’s abilities to deliver the highest quality, industry-leading technologies to market. The Systems Design Engineering team fosters and encourages continuous technical innovation to showcase successes as well as facilitate continuous career development.
THE PERSON:
As a Senior Systems Design Engineer, you will drive balanced, scalable, and automated solutions. In this high visibility position, your software systems engineering expertise will be necessary towards Product development, definition, and root cause resolution.
KEY 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
- Collaborate closely with other technical teams
- Drive continuous improvement of validation methodology
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- 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
- Experience with board/platform-level debug
- Knowledge of system architecture, technical debug, and validation strategy -
- Hands-on understanding of modern server SOC architecture
- Strong automation/scripting experience
- Programming/scripting skills (e.g. C/C++, Perl, Ruby, Python)
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
- Bachelors or Masters degree in electrical or computer engineering
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
#LI-CB1
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.
THE ROLE:
We are looking for a dynamic, energetic Systems Design Engineer to join our growing team. As a key contributor to the success of AMD’s product, you will be part of a leading team to drive and improve AMD’s abilities to deliver the highest quality, industry-leading technologies to market. The Systems Design Engineering team fosters and encourages continuous technical innovation to showcase successes as well as facilitate continuous career development.
THE PERSON:
As a Senior Systems Design Engineer, you will drive balanced, scalable, and automated solutions. In this high visibility position, your software systems engineering expertise will be necessary towards Product development, definition, and root cause resolution.
KEY 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
- Collaborate closely with other technical teams
- Drive continuous improvement of validation methodology
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- 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
- Experience with board/platform-level debug
- Knowledge of system architecture, technical debug, and validation strategy -
- Hands-on understanding of modern server SOC architecture
- Strong automation/scripting experience
- Programming/scripting skills (e.g. C/C++, Perl, Ruby, Python)
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
- Bachelors or Masters degree in electrical or computer engineering
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
#LI-CB1
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.
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