Extensiveexperience in validation roles involving debugging OS, FW, Silicon, and HW issues. * Understanding of industry standard busses and their software stack, such asPCIe, CXL. * Strong knowledge ...
Extensiveexperience in validation roles involving debugging OS, FW, Silicon, and HW issues. * Understanding of industry standard busses and their software stack, such asPCIe, CXL. * Strong knowledge ...
This highly visible role provides the opportunity to innovate and improve debugging capabilities while delivering industry-leading server technologies to market. Your technical leadership, validation ...
This highly visible role provides the opportunity to innovate and improve debugging capabilities while delivering industry-leading server technologies to market. Your technical leadership, validation ...
Principal Debug Engineer
Austin, TX · On-site
$154K/yr
Extensive experience in validation roles involving debugging OS, FW, Silicon, and HW issues. * Understanding of industry standard busses and their software stack, such as PCIe, CXL. * Strong ...
Principal Debug Engineer
Austin, TX · On-site
$154K/yr
Extensive experience in validation roles involving debugging OS, FW, Silicon, and HW issues. * Understanding of industry standard busses and their software stack, such as PCIe, CXL. * Strong ...
This highly visible role provides the opportunity to innovate and improve debugging capabilities while delivering industry-leading server technologies to market. Your technical leadership, validation ...
This highly visible role provides the opportunity to innovate and improve debugging capabilities while delivering industry-leading server technologies to market. Your technical leadership, validation ...
Silicon Debug Engineer
Austin, TX · On-site
$134K/yr
As part of our Silicon Debug group, you'll take complex, often elusive silicon failures and systematically uncover their root cause - from electrical characterization all the way down to physical ...
Silicon Debug Engineer
Austin, TX · On-site
$134K/yr
As part of our Silicon Debug group, you'll take complex, often elusive silicon failures and systematically uncover their root cause - from electrical characterization all the way down to physical ...
Silicon Debug Engineer
Austin, TX · On-site
As part of our Silicon Debug group, you'll take complex, often elusive silicon failures and systematically uncover their root cause - from electrical characterization all the way down to physical ...
Silicon Debug Engineer
Austin, TX · On-site
As part of our Silicon Debug group, you'll take complex, often elusive silicon failures and systematically uncover their root cause - from electrical characterization all the way down to physical ...
Silicon Debug Engineer
$150K - $277K/yr
As part of our Silicon Debug group, you'll take complex, often elusive silicon failures and systematically uncover their root cause - from electrical characterization all the way down to physical ...
Silicon Debug Engineer
$150K - $277K/yr
As part of our Silicon Debug group, you'll take complex, often elusive silicon failures and systematically uncover their root cause - from electrical characterization all the way down to physical ...
Silicon Debug Engineer
$150K - $277K/yr
As part of our Silicon Debug group, you'll take complex, often elusive silicon failures and systematically uncover their root cause - from electrical characterization all the way down to physical ...
Silicon Debug Engineer
$150K - $277K/yr
As part of our Silicon Debug group, you'll take complex, often elusive silicon failures and systematically uncover their root cause - from electrical characterization all the way down to physical ...
Silicon Debug Engineer
$150K - $277K/yr
As part of our Silicon Debug group, you'll take complex, often elusive silicon failures and systematically uncover their root cause - from electrical characterization all the way down to physical ...
Silicon Debug Engineer
$150K - $277K/yr
As part of our Silicon Debug group, you'll take complex, often elusive silicon failures and systematically uncover their root cause - from electrical characterization all the way down to physical ...
As a Debug lead you will be responsible for driving improvements in the testing, failure identification and debug process working with HW System Engineering teams, IT teams and other stakeholders.
As a Debug lead you will be responsible for driving improvements in the testing, failure identification and debug process working with HW System Engineering teams, IT teams and other stakeholders.
Platform SoC Debug Lead Engineer
Austin, TX · Hybrid
$101K - $133K/yr
Lead debugging efforts for enabling AI/Server SoC platforms in domains such as highspeed datacenter I/O (PCIe, CXL, etc.), RAS features to resolve issues efficiently that are seen from the program ...
Platform SoC Debug Lead Engineer
Austin, TX · Hybrid
$101K - $133K/yr
Lead debugging efforts for enabling AI/Server SoC platforms in domains such as highspeed datacenter I/O (PCIe, CXL, etc.), RAS features to resolve issues efficiently that are seen from the program ...
Platform SoC Debug Lead Engineer
Austin, TX · On-site
$142K/yr
Lead debugging efforts for enabling AI/Server SoC platforms in domains such as high-speed data-center I/O (PCIe, CXL, etc.), RAS features to resolve issues efficiently that are seen from the program ...
Platform SoC Debug Lead Engineer
Austin, TX · On-site
$142K/yr
Lead debugging efforts for enabling AI/Server SoC platforms in domains such as high-speed data-center I/O (PCIe, CXL, etc.), RAS features to resolve issues efficiently that are seen from the program ...
Apple's SOC Silicon Validation Services team is looking for a skilled and curious engineer to help shape the tools that power silicon debug across Apple. We're a close-knit, cross-disciplinary team ...
Apple's SOC Silicon Validation Services team is looking for a skilled and curious engineer to help shape the tools that power silicon debug across Apple. We're a close-knit, cross-disciplinary team ...
Platform / System Debug Validation Engineer
Austin, TX · On-site
$142K/yr
Experience in debugging of complex HW/FW issues is a must, understand the flow of a GPU through the different layers of a system and be able to validate the items connecting to the GPU SOC (pcie, vr ...
Platform / System Debug Validation Engineer
Austin, TX · On-site
$142K/yr
Experience in debugging of complex HW/FW issues is a must, understand the flow of a GPU through the different layers of a system and be able to validate the items connecting to the GPU SOC (pcie, vr ...
Role and Responsibilities As a Senior Staff Debug and Validation Engineer, you will join the Silicon Validation team at the forefront of validating Samsung's cutting-edge mobile GPU coherent ...
Role and Responsibilities As a Senior Staff Debug and Validation Engineer, you will join the Silicon Validation team at the forefront of validating Samsung's cutting-edge mobile GPU coherent ...
Experience in debugging of complex HW/FW issues is a must, understand the flow of a GPU through the different layers of a system and be able to validate the items connecting to the GPU SOC (pcie, vr ...
Experience in debugging of complex HW/FW issues is a must, understand the flow of a GPU through the different layers of a system and be able to validate the items connecting to the GPU SOC (pcie, vr ...
Experience in debugging tools, profiling methods. * Proficiency with hardware (RTL) design in Verilog, System Verilog, or VHDL. * Attention to detail and a focus on high-quality design. * Ability to ...
Experience in debugging tools, profiling methods. * Proficiency with hardware (RTL) design in Verilog, System Verilog, or VHDL. * Attention to detail and a focus on high-quality design. * Ability to ...
Custom Circuits Debug Engineer
$150K - $277K/yr
We have an extraordinary opportunity for Circuits Engineers to design and debug advanced custom digital megacells (SRAM memories, on-chip sensors, ML accelerators data path) used in a high ...
Custom Circuits Debug Engineer
$150K - $277K/yr
We have an extraordinary opportunity for Circuits Engineers to design and debug advanced custom digital megacells (SRAM memories, on-chip sensors, ML accelerators data path) used in a high ...
Custom Circuits Debug Engineer
Austin, TX · On-site
We have an extraordinary opportunity for Circuits Engineers to design and debug advanced custom digital megacells (SRAM memories, on-chip sensors, ML accelerators data path) used in a high ...
Custom Circuits Debug Engineer
Austin, TX · On-site
We have an extraordinary opportunity for Circuits Engineers to design and debug advanced custom digital megacells (SRAM memories, on-chip sensors, ML accelerators data path) used in a high ...
As a Silicon Failure Analysis & Customer Debug , you'll leads the customer RMA debug team. You will coordinate cross-functional efforts to rapidly diagnose, root-cause, and resolve customer-returned ...
As a Silicon Failure Analysis & Customer Debug , you'll leads the customer RMA debug team. You will coordinate cross-functional efforts to rapidly diagnose, root-cause, and resolve customer-returned ...
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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.
AMD is powering the next generation of supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or creating go-to-market plans, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward.
THE ROLE:
The technical leader will be responsible for System and Silicon debug of AMD EPYC Server & AMD Instinct products. The successful candidate will work as part of the post-silicon validation group; facilitating all aspects of debug and resolution for system level failures working with engineering teams across AMD. Candidate will be immersed in challenging system debug work as well as developing & executing debug strategy for optimal debug throughput on current product to meet milestones at POR quality. The system debug lead will also help in driving improvements to future debug methodology. The candidate should be able to work in a global environment while maintaining a synergetic culture.
THE PERSON:
We are looking for a disciplined and dynamic, Lead System Debug Engineer - AI Rack Validation to join our growing post-Si debug team supporting the next generation of AMD’s flagship server CPU & Instinct products. As a diligent leader in Validation, you will drive balanced, scalable, and automated solutions to avail optimal debug throughput. In this high visibility position, you will be part of a leading team to innovate and improve AMD’s abilities to deliver the highest quality, industry leading technologies to market. Your technical leadership skills, validation and debug expertise will be necessary towards product development, definition, root cause and resolution.Your agility and collaborative approach will be essential to work with with
Engineering teams and other stakeholders (System Architects, IP design, SoC, FW, SW, manufacturing).
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Debug issues found during Silicon bring-up, Systems Validation, and production phases of SOC programs.
- Lead complex debug efforts for internal Silicon findings to identify root cause and resolution.
- Ensure issues are solved on time with quality.
- Manage and track technical issues, risks and priorities to un-gate program milestones.
- Publish debug program indicators to identify major roadblocks and drive changes to improve debug throughput.
- Manage customer and executive communications, including program status, risks and opportunities.
- Drive technical innovation to improve AMD’s capabilities across triage & debug, including tool, script development, technical and procedural methodology enhancement, and various internal and cross-functional technical initiatives
- Work with multiple teams across global time zones
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Strong analytical/problem-solving skills and pronounced attention to details
- Extensiveexperience in validation roles involving debugging OS, FW, Silicon, and HW issues.
- Understanding of industry standard busses and their software stack, such asPCIe, CXL.
- Strong knowledge of X86 architecture, SoC design, memory, RAS & power management
- Extensive knowledge of system architecture, technical debug, and validation strategy
- Good understanding and experience in platform/ system level debug, Operating System, Device Drivers and System BIOS interactions.
- Excellent communication and coordination skills.
- Detailed oriented, highly organized, able to prioritize, and juggle multiple work streams to tight deadlines.
- Experience in technical program management. A thorough understanding of datacenter industry technologies and their software stack.
- Must be a self-starter, and able to independently drive tasks to completion
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
- Bachelors or Masters degree in electrical or computer engineering with 15+ years of applicable experience.
LOCATION: Austin, TX or Secaucus, NJ
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
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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.
Qualifications: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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