Lead Systems Debug Engineer

Job Title

Lead Systems Debug Engineer

Role Summary

Join the Server Customer Engineering team to lead post-silicon debug and customer issue resolution for AMD server SoC products. The role focuses on diagnosing complex hardware and system failures, enabling customers, and coordinating cross-functional engineering teams to implement scalable solutions.

Experience Level

Senior — 10+ years of relevant systems debug, validation, or post-silicon experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Core responsibilities involve customer-facing debug, cross-team coordination, and technical leadership across system bring-up and production phases.

• Investigate RAS, PCIe, CXL, DDR memory, MCA/MCE, and microcontroller-related failures with customers.
• Collaborate with global engineering teams to define and deliver corrective actions and workarounds.
• Provide validation and debug recommendations for customer validation, new features, and escalations.
• Use debug tools (debug scripts, protocol analyzers, SCAN, JTAG, scopes) to narrow and root-cause failures.
• Debug issues across process, bring-up, validation, and production phases of SoC programs.
• Engage with software, hardware, and design teams and lead multi-team task forces to resolve complex issues.

Requirements

Essential technical skills and experience required for this role. Candidates should have strong hands-on debug experience and customer-facing leadership.

• 10+ years of experience in systems debug, validation, or post-silicon engineering.
• Proven experience debugging RAS, PCIe/CXL functional and protocol issues, DDR memory validation, and MCA/MCE problems.
• Hands-on use of protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes, JTAG/SCAN tools and similar test equipment.
• Strong scripting/programming skills (Python required; C++, Perl, Ruby or similar preferred).
• Familiarity with x86 microarchitecture and post-silicon validation methodologies.
• Experience leading multi-team debugging efforts and working directly with customers.
• Excellent debug techniques and troubleshooting methodology.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States; this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Education Requirements

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

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.