Principal Member of Technical Staff — Emulation (Leadership Role)

Job Title

Principal Member of Technical Staff — Emulation (Leadership Role)

Role Summary

Lead SoC emulation strategy and execution for next-generation AMD SoC programs. Deliver and maintain high-performance emulation platforms that enable early firmware, OS, driver, and application development and reduce silicon risk.

Experience Level

Senior — requires extensive senior-level experience; the posting specifies 15+ years in SoC design, verification, emulation, or HW/SW co-development.

Responsibilities

Accountable for technical leadership, hands-on execution, and cross-functional coordination to deliver emulation readiness aligned with silicon schedules.

• Define and own SoC emulation strategy, scope, milestones, and success criteria for major SoC programs.
• Lead bring-up of full-chip and subsystem emulation on enterprise platforms (e.g., Palladium, Veloce, Zebu).
• Integrate RTL, memory models, testbenches, transactors, and software interfaces to enable pre-silicon software development.
• Debug complex cross-layer issues spanning RTL, firmware, and software; drive root-cause and mitigation plans.
• Optimize emulation performance, capacity planning, and resource utilization.
• Influence SoC architecture and RTL decisions to improve emulation efficiency and debuggability.
• Define automation, CI/regression flows, and reuse across emulation environments; evaluate new tools and technologies.
• Provide technical status, risk assessments, and mitigation to program leadership; mentor engineers to raise team capability.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience to perform the role; preferred items are listed separately.

• 15+ years of experience in SoC design, verification, emulation, or HW/SW co-development.
• Deep hands-on experience with SoC-level emulation platforms (Palladium, Veloce, Zebu, or equivalent).
• Strong understanding of complex SoC architectures (CPU, GPU, interconnects, memory subsystems, I/O).
• Expertise in SystemVerilog/Verilog and scripting languages (Python, Perl, Tcl, Bash, etc.).
• Proven ability to debug and resolve complex RTL and HW/SW interaction issues across layers.
• Demonstrated technical leadership on large, multi-team programs and single-point ownership for emulation deliverables.

Nice-to-have / preferred:

• Experience enabling Linux/UEFI/BIOS/RTOS bring-up on pre-silicon platforms.
• Knowledge of PCIe, DDR, AMBA/CHI, cache coherency, virtualization, and power management.
• Experience with co-emulation, acceleration, or hybrid verification environments.
• Background in high-performance computing, graphics, AI, or server-class SoCs.

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline is stated as preferred (BS or MS). The posting does not specify acceptance language for equivalent 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.