System Design Engineer

Amd

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Work type
On-site
Location
Austin, TX
Salary
$130,400–$195,600 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Oct 22, 2027

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About Amd

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) is a semiconductor company that develops high-performance processors, graphics cards, and adaptive computing solutions for gaming, data centers, and embedded markets. Industry: Semiconductors

Amd currently has 496 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · System Design Engineer

The System Design Engineer joins the technical staff to lead Product Engineering program technical planning for next-generation AMD microprocessors. This role serves as a critical technical point of contact for business, design, platform validation, and product engineering teams. Key responsibilities include collaborating on content coverage, test plan development, and debugging while developing test program infrastructure using Best-Known methods. The engineer identifies product improvement activities to reduce costs and resolve quality issues. Required skills include hands-on experience in post-silicon validation, server/system validation, or silicon bring-up. Candidates must demonstrate expertise in validation strategies, risk assessments, and debug methodologies for complex server or SoC products. Technical proficiencies include computer architecture, statistical analysis, and scripting languages like Python, Perl, Ruby, and shell script within Linux, Unix, or Windows environments.

What you'll do

  • Lead technical planning for Product Engineering programs for next-generation AMD microprocessors.
  • Serve as the primary technical point of contact for business, design, and platform validation teams.
  • Develop test program infrastructure incorporating the latest Best-Known methods.
  • Solve sophisticated, non-recurring technical problems and initiate significant process changes.
  • Identify and plan product improvement activities to reduce costs and resolve quality issues.
  • Develop validation strategies, coverage plans, and risk assessments for complex server or SoC products.
  • Provide technical supervision and mentoring to junior engineers as a subject matter expert.
  • Perform statistical analysis to identify and resolve complex technical problems.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or comparable disciplines.
  • Experience with projects or processes of significant technical importance and results that cross engineering project areas (preferred).
  • Strong hands-on experience in post-silicon validation, server/system validation, platform validation, or silicon bring-up (preferred).
  • Experience developing validation strategies, coverage plans, test plans, risk assessments, and milestone exit criteria for complex server or SoC products (preferred).
  • Experience with large-scale system validation or server-farm environments (preferred).
  • Deep knowledge of computer architecture, technical debug, and validation strategy (preferred).
  • Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, Ruby, or shell script (preferred).
  • Proficient in Linux, Unix, or Windows OS (preferred).

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