Lead Automotive Use Cases Validation Engineer

Job Title

Lead Automotive Use Cases Validation Engineer

Role Summary

Lead validation strategy and end-to-end use case validation for Automotive Virtualization on AMD platforms, focusing on Xen-based virtualization, multi-OS domains (Android, Yocto, FreeRTOS/SafeRTOS), IVI features, graphics, and Ryzen AI workloads.

Work across hypervisor, OS domains, drivers, and system-level performance with firmware, kernel, virtualization, graphics, and AI teams to deliver automotive compute platforms.

Experience Level

Senior — Lead level role. Years of experience not specified.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include validation, automation, debugging, performance tuning, and cross-team collaboration to deliver robust automotive virtualization and IVI features.

• Define and execute validation strategies for Xen-based virtualized platforms across Android, Yocto, and FreeRTOS domains.
• Validate virtio device pipelines (camera, audio, media, GPU, NPU) and device passthrough (UART/I2C/SPI).
• Optimize and validate boot flows across firmware → hypervisor → OS, including S3 & S5 states.
• Validate compositor, display, GPU workflows, projection (Android Auto, CarPlay), and IVI-related features.
• Lead system-level debug, performance tuning, mixed-criticality validation, and recovery flows.
• Support Secure Boot validation, safety flows, and cybersecurity-related checks.
• Develop and drive automation for test suites covering virtualization, boot flows, OS domains, and IVI scenarios.
• Collaborate with firmware, kernel, virtualization, graphics, and AI teams to triage and resolve system issues.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and practical experience; preferred items noted at the end.

• Strong programming in C/C++ and scripting (Python, Shell) for automation and test development.
• Hands-on experience with Linux kernel internals, hypervisors (especially Xen), device drivers, and bootloaders.
• Experience with multi-VM orchestration, virtio pipelines, device passthrough, and SoC power states.
• Test automation experience: developing and automating test suites; familiarity with PyTest and CI pipelines (Jenkins/GitLab).
• Proven system-level debugging and performance tuning across firmware, hypervisor, and OS domains.
• Experience validating graphics/display pipelines, compositors, and IVI workflows.
• Knowledge of safety-critical validation, crash fallback, and mixed-criticality flows.
• Preferred: cloud/AI validation (AWS/GCP VAS), Ryzen AI workloads, HiFi5 audio pipeline validation, and experience with FreeRTOS/SafeRTOS.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field — or equivalent practical experience.

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.