Systems Design Engineer Job Listing at AMD in Markham, ON (Job ID 48637-en-us)

Description

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We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world's most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. 

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The Role: 

The focus of this role is to plan, build, and execute the verification of new and existing features for AMD's graphics processor IP, resulting in no bugs in the final design.  

Key Responsibilities:

• 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 
• Isolation and debug of issues found in Graphics IP during pre-silicon, bring-up, validation, and production phases of SCBU products
• 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 in Graphics IP, including tool and script developments, technical and methodology enhancements

Requirements:

• Minimum 5-6 years of experience in post-silicon validation
• Demonstrated ability to grasp new technical concepts quickly
• Understanding of Graphics pipeline
• Strong programming/scripting skills (eg. Python, C/C++,  Ruby)
• Experience with IP/System level bring-up, SOC debug techniques and methodologies
• Strong analytical/problem solving skills and pronounced attention to details
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-starter, strong collaborator, and able to independently drive tasks to completion
• Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple issues at the same time
• Strong understanding of BIOS, OS, and driver-level interactions and common failure points
• In-depth knowledge of SOC architecture and concepts
• Experience with common lab equipment, computer hardware, and networks
• Experience in pre-silicon emulation and debug
• Led process improvement initiatives to improve engineering quality
• Strong technical leadership and mentoring skills
• Knowledge of Graphics IP power management features

Education:

Bachelor, Master's degree in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering, or related degrees

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