Post Silicon Validation Engineer

Job Title

Post Silicon Validation Engineer

Role Summary

Responsible for post-silicon validation, debug, and platform bring-up of SoC products. The role works across firmware, hardware, and software teams to verify functionality, root-cause failures, and improve validation tooling and methodologies.

Part of the Systems Design Engineering organization; expected to lead technical initiatives that increase automation, test coverage, and delivery quality.

Experience Level

Senior / Lead level. Years of experience: Not specified.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include hands-on validation, cross-team coordination, and developing tools and procedures to improve product quality.

• Drive technical innovations in validation: develop tools, scripts, and automated flows to increase coverage and efficiency.
• Debug issues found during silicon bring-up, validation, and production phases; perform root-cause analysis and recommend fixes.
• Plan and track test execution to ensure features are validated and optimized on schedule.
• Perform board/platform-level debugging, delivery sequencing, failure analysis, and optimization.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (hardware, firmware, software, test engineering) to resolve issues and improve processes.
• Engage with software/hardware modeling frameworks and validation frameworks as required.
• Lead and coordinate multi-team technical efforts and validation strategy execution.

Requirements

Core technical skills and attributes required for success; items labeled "Preferred" are nice-to-have but beneficial.

• Must have: Hands-on experience with board/platform-level debugging and system bring-up.
• Must have: Strong knowledge of system architecture, validation strategies, and technical debug methodologies.
• Must have: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; attention to detail; self-starter able to drive tasks to completion.
• Must have: Experience working across multiple teams to coordinate validation and delivery activities.
• Preferred / Nice-to-have: Programming/scripting experience (examples: C/C++, Python, Perl, Ruby) for automation and tooling.
• Preferred / Nice-to-have: Experience with RAS and reset-flow validation, high-coverage tests, failure-signature analysis, and recovery logic improvements.
• Preferred / Nice-to-have: Familiarity with software/hardware modeling frameworks and validation automation frameworks.

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.