SOC Validation Engineer

Job Title

SOC Validation Engineer

Role Summary

Validate high-performance wireless datapath and networking features across silicon and system platforms. Work with architecture, design, firmware, and software teams to ensure protocol compliance, performance, reliability, and customer readiness for next-generation wireless infrastructure products.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The posting specifies 8+ years of experience in validation, networking, wireless communications, or embedded systems.

Responsibilities

Primary duties include planning, execution, and debug of datapath and networking validation.

• Develop and execute validation plans for wireless datapath and networking features.
• Validate packet processing, traffic management, QoS, buffer management, and congestion handling.
• Validate O-RAN, eCPRI, Ethernet, timing-related features, and protocol compliance.
• Lead post-silicon bring-up, debug, and root-cause analysis across hardware, firmware, and software.
• Execute performance, stress, scalability, and reliability testing.
• Develop automation frameworks, regression suites, and validation infrastructure.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and customers to drive issues to resolution and enable product adoption.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; preferred items noted separately.

• Extensive experience validating networking and wireless systems, including packet processing and protocol debugging.
• Familiarity with Ethernet, eCPRI, QoS, PTP/IEEE 1588, TCP/IP, and related networking protocols.
• Hands-on silicon bring-up and system-level validation experience.
• Proficiency in Python, Linux, and test automation development.
• Experience with traffic generators, protocol analyzers, Wireshark, and performance benchmarking tools.
• Strong problem-solving and cross-team collaboration skills; customer-facing experience desirable.
• Nice-to-have: exposure to FPGA, emulation, or post-silicon validation environments.

Education Requirements

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