Key Responsibilities

Lead post-silicon bring-up, validation, and debug activities for AMD server CPUs and platform solutions.
Identify, isolate, and drive resolution of silicon issues related to functionality, performance, power, and reliability.
Partner closely with design, verification, and firmware teams to analyze failures and strengthen pre-silicon validation coverage.
Develop, maintain, and enhance debug automation tools and scripts to improve efficiency, scalability, and reproducibility.
Execute system-level validation and stress tests to ensure platform stability, reliability, and compliance with design specifications.
Characterize CPU features, power states, and performance behavior across diverse workloads and operating conditions.
Document debug findings, create technical reports and training materials, and share learnings across engineering teams.
Support early engineering builds and validation efforts during initial silicon bring-up phases.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including design, firmware, diagnostics, validation, and test—to continuously improve AMD’s post-silicon debug infrastructure.

Preferred Experience & Qualifications

Strong understanding of CPU microarchitecture and x86 (or similar) instruction set architectures.
Hands-on experience with silicon bring-up, post-silicon validation, and hardware defect debugging.
Experience working with low-level firmware, BIOS, and diagnostic tools in a lab environment.
Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python and Bash for test automation and data analysis.
Familiarity with clocking, reset, and power sequencing in modern SoC designs.
Knowledge of error detection and correction (ECC), RAS features, and system reliability mechanisms.
Exposure to server-class architectures, Linux operating systems, and firmware-to-OS interaction layers.
Experience with debug log analysis, failure triage, and data correlation techniques.
Solid foundation in CPU, SoC, and system-level architecture and operation.
Strong hardware debugging, root-cause analysis, and data interpretation skills.
Experience using version control systems such as Git and managing debug data effectively.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and technical documentation abilities.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in fast-paced debug and validation cycles.
Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and comfortable working independently in a hands-on lab environment.