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Leadership Role - Emulation

The Role

AMD is seeking a Principal Member of Technical Staff (PMTS) to lead SoC Emulation for next-generation AMD SOC products. This role is responsible for defining emulation strategy, driving technical execution, and delivering robust, high-performance emulation platforms that enable early software development and de-risk silicon.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Strategy

Own the SoC emulation strategy for one or more major AMD SoC programs
Define emulation scope, milestones, and success criteria aligned with program and silicon schedules
Serve as the technical authority for emulation methodology, performance, and debug
Influence SoC architecture and RTL decisions to improve emulation efficiency and debuggability

Hands-On Emulation Execution

Lead bring-up of full-chip and subsystem emulation on enterprise emulation platforms (e.g., Palladium, Veloce, Zebu)
Integrate RTL, memory models, testbenches, transactors, and software interfaces
Enable early firmware, BIOS, OS, driver, and application software development
Debug complex, cross-layer issues spanning RTL, firmware, and software
Drive performance optimization, capacity planning, and resource utilization of emulation platforms

Cross-Functional Influence

Partner closely with SoC design, DV, firmware, software, post-silicon, and architecture teams
Act as the single-point technical owner for emulation deliverables and readiness
Provide clear technical status, risk assessment, and mitigation plans to leadership
Support customer, platform, and ecosystem enablement use cases as needed

Infrastructure, Methodology & Scale

Define and drive automation, CI/regressions, and reuse across emulation environments
Establish best practices for emulation bring-up, debug, and software enablement
Mentor senior and junior engineers; raise overall emulation capability within AMD
Evaluate and deploy new tools, flows, and technologies to improve time-to-value

Required Qualifications

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
15+ years of experience in SoC design, verification, emulation, or HW/SW co-development
Deep hands-on experience with SoC-level emulation platforms (Palladium, Veloce, Zebu, or equivalent)
Strong understanding of complex SoC architectures (CPU, GPU, interconnects, memory subsystems, IO)
Expertise in SystemVerilog/Verilog and scripting (Python, Perl, Tcl, Bash, etc.)
Proven ability to debug and resolve complex RTL and HW/SW interaction issues
Demonstrated technical leadership across large, multi-team programs

Preferred Qualifications

Experience enabling Linux/UEFI/BIOS/RTOS bring-up on pre-silicon platforms
Knowledge of PCIe, DDR, AMBA/CHI, cache coherency, virtualization, and power management
Experience with co-emulation, acceleration, or hybrid verification environments
Background in high-performance computing, graphics, AI, or server-class SoCs
Track record of influencing architecture and validation strategy at the program level

Location

Hyderabad
Education: Bachelor's or master's degree in related discipline preferred

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.