Silicon Design Engineer 2

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate Power and Performance validation of CPU Cores by participating in test plan definition, content generation, execution, and debug.
• Drive debug and resolution of Zen CPU Power and Performance validation issues across silicon and firmware/BIOS.
• Develop x86 content to exercise new features and reproduce complex bugs in silicon.
• Devise validation strategies spanning from pre-silicon through customer adoption, collaborating with architecture, design, and firmware teams.
• Participate in project planning, maintain schedules, manage dependencies, and ensure quality of deliverables at committed milestones.
• Represent the Cores Validation team in program meetings and provide regular status updates to management.

Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
• Programming and scripting skills in C/C++, Perl, Ruby, or Python.
• Experience with x86 assembly programming.
• Strong knowledge of system architecture and validation strategies.
• Experience with board/platform-level debugging.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience with board/platform-level debugging, including delivery, sequencing, analysis, and optimization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently as a self-starter to drive tasks to completion.

About the Company

AMD's mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming, and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges.