PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Prior years of semiconductor development with focused experience in emulation and other shift left technologies and processes
• Solid experience working on emulation platforms such as Veloce, Zebu, or Palladium (compilation, debug, performance, and throughput tuning)
• Debugging experience is a must particularly in HW/SW co-debug environments
• Ability to trace code across multiple domains and root cause using waveforms and other tracing tools
• Understanding of Verilog, VHDL design. Understanding of System Verilog, UVM verification environments is a plus
• Knowledge of computer system architecture and microprocessor development
• Demonstrated success in product verification, emulation, and post silicon validation
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to structure and execute complex analysis, draw insights, and communicate summary findings/recommendations to senior management and to AMD customers
• Ability to network, build relationships, and drive effective decision-making across multiple functions and levels within the organization
• Highly organized, able to prioritize, and juggle multiple work streams to tight deadlines

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives.
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THE ROLE:

This role is in AMD’s Pre-silicon Validation (PSV) team, where we are seeking an energetic, experienced System Engineering Shift Lead/Emulation Technical Engineer to join our growing team where past products include game consoles such as the Sony PS5, Valve Steam Deck, and the Xbox Series X.
As a key contributor to the success of AMD’s strategic direction and technical growth, you will be responsible for driving and supporting our team in validating silicon designs and implementing new Shift Left initiative technologies. You will foster and encourage continuous technical innovation, including enablement of new SOC and Enterprise Emulation technologies, improving pre-silicon IP and system validation coverage, and cultivating new software enablement. In addition, the candidate will plan and implement shift left work for upcoming products, and tightly coordinate and work with the program-specific technical leads including the product Lead System Engineer and product Silicon Evaluation Lead.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• System/CPU/ Firmware/OS bring up and debug using leading edge emulators (Veloce, Zebu, Palladium)
• Work with extended teams to debug environment, drive cross team testing (Firmware, Software, IP, Design, Validation)
• Directed focus on the goals of improving product time-to-market, quality of hardware, firmware, software, lowering development costs
• Work with various pre-silicon tools and concepts such as emulation, FPGA, software models, N-1 silicon usage, etc., including pre-to-post-silicon initiatives
• Develop/modify/enhance functional/stress tests to find silicon bugs on emulator
• Contribute to high-priority issue debug and execution on critical projects
• Support junior team members in developing their technical knowledge and debug skills
• Drive new capabilities and technologies to effectively enhance system validation quality and coverage prior to silicon arrival
• Drive Shift Left execution, partnering with the SEL (Chief Engineering team) and LSE (Systems Engineering)
• Lead defining shift left strategies for new products with new customers
• Drive quality improvements upstream to the SOC, IP, FW, and product engineering teams
• Define key metrics to facilitate and track improvements
• Collaborate with other business units within AMD to share learning and best practices