Lead AI Validation and Test Engineer

Job Title

Lead AI Validation and Test Engineer

Role Summary

Technical lead responsible for system- and silicon-level validation and post-silicon debug for AMD EPYC Server and AMD Instinct AI platforms. Lead validation strategy and execution across rack-scale and cluster environments while coordinating cross-functional teams (architecture, SoC, firmware, software, manufacturing) to ensure product readiness and quality.

Experience Level

Senior (lead) engineering role. No explicit years-of-experience stated.

Responsibilities

Own validation strategy, execution, and technical leadership for AI server platforms at system, rack, and cluster scale.

• Define and drive validation plans covering scale-up and scale-out customer deployment scenarios.
• Develop validation methodologies and test strategies across CPU, GPU, memory, BIOS, BMC, networking, storage, firmware, OS, and infrastructure.
• Lead investigation and root-cause analysis of complex HW/FW/SW/networking/system integration issues.
• Design and enhance scalable validation frameworks, automation infrastructure, and telemetry-driven workflows.
• Analyze large-scale validation data to identify systemic failures, reliability risks, and performance bottlenecks.
• Establish validation readiness criteria, quality metrics, and coverage strategies.
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to validation engineers; improve debugging effectiveness and automation capabilities.
• Manage execution across multiple validation programs, priorities, dependencies, schedules, and technical risks.
• Communicate status, readiness assessments, quality metrics, and technical risks to senior leadership.
• Support customer-focused validation to ensure test environments reflect real-world and hyperscale deployments.

Requirements

Concise list of required skills and relevant experience.

Must-have:

• Extensive validation and debug experience across OS, firmware, silicon, and hardware.
• Practical knowledge of PCIe, CXL, or similar industry-standard busses and software stacks.
• Deep understanding of x86 architecture, SoC design, memory subsystems, RAS, and power management.
• Platform/system-level debug experience involving OS, device drivers, and system BIOS.
• Experience defining validation strategy, scalable automation, and telemetry-driven validation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication, coordination, and technical program management abilities.
• Self-starter able to drive tasks to completion and work in a global, cross-functional environment.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with datacenter technologies, large-scale cluster validation, and hyperscale deployments.
• Background in data-driven validation, telemetry analysis, and improving debug methodologies.
• Prior experience mentoring engineering teams and improving organizational validation practices.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering preferred.

About the Company

Company: Advanced Micro Devices

Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, USA

Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures microprocessors, graphics processors, and related technologies for a variety of computing devices. Known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, AMD's mission is to deliver high-performance computing solutions for AI, data centers, gaming, and embedded applications. They foster a collaborative, inclusive culture focused on creativity and problem-solving, aiming to drive progress and excellence in technology.