Job Description: THE ROLE: THE PERSON: KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Participate in systems design development throughout entire product lifecycle, from pre-silicon and emulation through post-silicon and software integration.
- Lead technical presentations demonstrating a good understanding of hardware architecture and expertise in systems design
- Collaborate with Design, Software, Tools and other teams to drive the definition of testing and debug methodologies to provide the best possible coverage and customer experience for the AMD IP.
- Work with Program Leadership team to define the end to end plan and highlight possible risk areas and address concerns during planning.
- Be a leader and mentor to the operation team; be hands-on and lead by example
- Isolation and debug of issues found in Security IP during pre-silicon, bring-up, validation, and production phases of S3 products
- Able to proactively support team culture that fosters knowledge sharing, excellence, and collaboration
- Defining and executing validation strategies, enablement of features and unit test plans
- Publishing and aligning test plan requirements and dependencies
- Working closely with supporting teams such as design, diagnostics, driver, and project leadership
- Lead cross-functional technical discussions to drive root cause identification and resolution on technical issues
- Driving and participating in technical innovations to enhance AMD's validation capabilities including tool and script developments, technical and methodology enhancements
REQUIREMENTS:
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In-depth knowledge of SOC architecture and concepts
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In-depth knowledge of Security hardware functions, signing, encryption, fusing, etc
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Experience with FPGA and other hardware emulation platforms for pre-silicon debug
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Strong understanding of BIOS, OS, and driver-level interactions and common failure points
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Good understanding of Boot Flows/Sequences
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Strong programming/scripting skills (eg. Python, C/C++, Ruby)
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Experience with IP/System level bring-up, SOC debug techniques and methodologies
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Experience with common lab equipment, computer hardware, and networks
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Led process improvement initiatives to improve engineering quality
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Strong technical leadership and mentoring skills
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Knowledge of standard power management features and use-cases
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
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Minimum 4-6 years of experience in pre and post-silicon validation and 6-8 years experience in semiconductor industry
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Demonstrated ability to grasp new technical concepts quickly
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Experience with IP/System level bring-up, SOC debug techniques and methodologies
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Strong understanding of BIOS, OS, and driver-level interactions and common failure points
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Strong analytical/problem solving skills and pronounced attention to details
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Self-starter, strong collaborator, and able to independently drive tasks to completion
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Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple issues at the same time
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Prior and preferably recent years of experience in pre and post-silicon validation
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Strong understanding of BIOS, OS, and driver-level interactions and common failure points
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In-depth knowledge of SOC architecture and concepts
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Experience with common lab equipment, computer hardware, and networks
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Experience in pre-silicon emulation and debug
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Led process improvement initiatives to improve engineering quality
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Strong technical leadership and mentoring skills
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Knowledge of system power management features
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Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field strongly preferred
Advanced Micro Devices
