Staff Validation Technologist for EPYC and AMD Instinct

Job Title

Staff Validation Technologist for EPYC and AMD Instinct

Role Summary

Senior technical contributor responsible for end-to-end validation strategy, architecture, and execution for AMD EPYC and AMD Instinct platforms. The role owns validation at scale across distributed farm environments, driving automation, coverage strategy, and product-quality outcomes.

Experience Level

Senior — Staff/Lead level. The role expects substantial experience in pre-silicon and post-silicon system-level validation; no specific years-of-experience were listed.

Responsibilities

Accountable for validation architecture, strategy, and the technical execution needed to ensure customer-ready platforms.

• Define and evolve validation coverage strategy to maximize bug discovery and minimize customer escapes.
• Design and own validation architecture and automation for distributed farm environments.
• Develop and improve content, tools, and scripts to increase validation efficiency and effectiveness.
• Assess customer escapes, translate findings into structured test plans, and close coverage gaps.
• Evaluate customer impact of gaps and define risk mitigation prior to production.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration to ensure features are validated and delivered on schedule.
• Debug issues across bring-up, validation, and production phases of SoC programs.

Requirements

Candidates should meet core validation and systems engineering capabilities; education details are in the Education Requirements section below.

Must-have:

• Substantial pre-silicon and post-silicon validation experience, including system-level validation.
• Demonstrated experience in validation architect or lead validation roles (Client, SoC, or Server).
• Hands-on system architecture knowledge and technical debug experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Proven leadership, communication skills, and ability to work cross-functionally.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Nice-to-have:

• Programming/scripting experience (examples: C/C++, Perl, Ruby, Python).
• Experience driving tooling, procedural, or methodology improvements in validation organizations.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical 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.