CPU/Cores Post Silicon Validation (Functional Validation)

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THE ROLE:

The AMD Cores System Validation team is seeking a dynamic and experienced Cores Validation Engineer(Staff) to join our growing team focused on the Zen CPU. In this role, you will perform hands-on, system-level debug to isolate failures to a specific IP or domain. Your work will span from architecture-level collaboration with pre-silicon teams, to post-silicon bring-up, validation, and enablement, through to production support and customer engagement. This is a highly technical and collaborative position, working directly with products, tools, motherboards, and BIOS/OS in a fast-paced environment.

THE PERSON:

As a key contributor to AMD's server roadmap, you thrive in complex processor architecture, digital design, and validation. You are a collaborative problem solver with strong analytical skills, effective communication across sites/time zones, and the ability to learn quickly and adapt. You enjoy technical challenges, have attention to detail, and can independently drive tasks to completion.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Isolate generic system level failures into a more focused area of the platform or CPU
• Drive debug and resolution of Zen CPU validation issues across silicon, firmware/BIOS, and coordinating with memory partners as needed
• Develop x86 content to exercise new features and reproduce complex bugs in silicon
• Devise validation strategy from pre-silicon through customer adoption working across architecture, silicon design, firmware, validation, and debug teams
• Proactively participating in project planning, developing, and maintaining schedules, managing dependencies, and ensuring quality of deliverables at committed milestones.
• Generates/Maintains regular status representing the Server Validation team in program meetings providing status to program management
• Debug test failures to determine the root cause work with RTL and firmware engineers to resolve design defects and correct any test issues
• Review functional and code coverage metrics - modify or add tests or constrain random tests to meet the coverage requirements

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Programming/scripting skills (e.g. C/C++, Perl, Ruby, Python)
• x86 assembly programming
• Debug techniques and methodologies
• Extensive experience with board/platform-level debugging, including delivery, sequencing, analysis, and optimization
• Extensive knowledge of system architecture, technical debug, and validation strategy
• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills and pronounced attention to details
• Must be a self-starter, and able to independently drive tasks to completion
• Exposure to simulation profile, efficiency improvement, acceleration, HLS tools/process
• Exposure to leadership or mentorship is an asset

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in CS/EE with 6-12 years of experience.

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