Sr. Software System Designer

THE ROLE:   

We are looking for a dynamic, energetic Software Systems Design Engineer to join our devtools(Profiler) team. As a key contributor to the success of AMD's products, 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 Software Systems Design Engineering team fosters and encourages continuous technical innovation to showcase successes as well as facilitate continuous career development.   

THE PERSON:   

As a Software Systems Design Engineer, you will deliver our next generation of products in the computer graphics industry – 3D Gaming, Display Technologies, Compute, Virtual Reality, etc. In this high visibility position, your systems engineering expertise will be necessary to define products, develop solutions, assess root causes, and produce solution resolutions. As a senior member of the team, taking initiative in mentoring to achieve the team's goal of on time delivery is expected. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:   

• Drive technical innovation to improve AMD's capabilities across product development and validation, including software tools and script development, technical and procedural methodology enhancement, and various internal and cross-functional initiatives.   
• Convert feature specifications into test cases (manual and automated) that will cover several types of testing - boundary, negative, functional, etc.  
• Work with multiple teams and tracking test execution to make sure all features are validated and optimized on time.   
• Work closely with supporting technical teams to validate new software features and new OS (Operating System) introduction.  
• Lead collaborative approaches with multiple teams.  
• Mentor others to achieve integrated projects. 

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:   

• Excellent Programming skills in C++.
• Experience in developing profiling tools is a plus.
• Debug techniques and methodologies.   
• Good knowledge and hands on experience in PC (Personal Computer) configurations (both Software and Hardware) with methods of Troubleshooting. 
• Proven work on Windows and Linux operating systems.  
• Knowledge of system architecture, technical debug, and validation strategies.   
• Detailed oriented; ability to multitask through planning/organizing.  
• Excellent Communication and Presentation skills.  

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:   

• Bachelors or master's degree in electrical or computer engineering.   
• Master's degree preferred.