Systems Design Engineer

Job Title

Systems Design Engineer

Role Summary

Senior/Lead-level systems design engineer working on SoC validation, bring-up, and platform-level debug for AMD products. The role focuses on driving technical improvements, automation, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure timely, high-quality product delivery.

Experience Level

Senior / Lead level. Exact years not specified.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include validation, debugging, automation, and cross-team coordination to ensure product features are validated and optimized.

• Develop tools, scripts, and automated solutions to improve validation and lab efficiency.
• Debug issues across design, bring-up, validation, and production phases of SoC programs.
• Plan, track, and execute test campaigns to validate features and meet delivery schedules.
• Collaborate with firmware, hardware, silicon, and test teams to resolve cross-functional issues.
• Use software/hardware modeling frameworks to support validation and analysis.
• Lead technical initiatives and drive procedural and methodological improvements.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; concise list of core expectations.

• Proven experience in system-level or platform-level debugging and validation.
• Proficiency with programming/scripting (examples: C/C++, Python, Perl, Ruby).
• Experience using lab equipment: protocol/logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, etc.
• Extensive board/platform-level debugging experience including delivery, sequencing, analysis, and optimization.
• Strong understanding of system architecture, technical debug methodologies, and validation strategies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; attention to detail; self-starter who drives tasks to completion.
• Effective collaborator across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Nice-to-have:

• GFX and power-related validation or debug experience.

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.