High Speed I/O Validation Engineer Job Listing at AMD in Austin, TX (Job ID 53435-en-us)

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High Speed I/O Validation Engineer

THE ROLE:

The Data Center Accelerator Group at AMD is looking for dynamic and energetic High Speed I/O (HSIO) Validation Engineers.  You will work on industry leading server products for AI and HPC supercomputers. This role provides opportunities on both electrical and functional aspects of HSIO validation. Our team fosters continuous technical innovation and is committed to nurturing your career growth.

THE PERSON:

You are a validation engineer with a passion for finding issues and pushing them to resolution. You should feel comfortable to work in-lab and be hands-on with Linux based datacenter platforms. You have familiarity with high speed electrical equipment such as oscilloscopes, PCIe analyzers, and pattern generators. As you deep dive into challenging issues, you will have the opportunity to exercise your strong skills in problem solving, technical communication, and organization.   

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a High Speed I/O Validation Leader, you will be responsible for ensuring AMD's products are delivered to our customers with high quality and performance.  You will work with the team to bring our products through the entire new product life-cycle (power-on, validation, manufacturing, customer deployment).  Engineers are exposed to both Functional and Electrical (signal integrity) aspects of HSIO. 

Responsibilities include:

• Testing and Debug of PCIe functionality at the link, device, and system level
• Co-engineering with external partners (customers or vendors)
• Leadership point of contact for internal design and other support teams
• In-Lab execution
• Maintain test lab equipment to meet current and future product needs
• Develop automation to enable volume validation and manufacturing test content

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Post-Silicon experience with PCIe @ Gen4 or Gen5 speeds in Data Center environments
• Strong knowledge of PCIe protocol, controllers, data transfer, and RAS features
• Metrics driven technical communication
• Strong Python coding skills
• Very comfortable operating data center platforms in Linux
• Electrical Lab Equipment for PCIe, USB, or CXL:
• Clock and Signal Analysis with high BW oscilloscopes and fixtures (LeCroy/TEK/Keysight)
• Protocol Analyzers and Exercisers
• System Test and Debug of High Speed I/O channels in data center or equivalent platforms
• Functionality (credit management, interoperability, link initialization, power features, RAS)
• Analog PHY Interfaces (SerDes PHY IP, signal integrity analysis)
• Compliance and Compatibility testing an asset

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelors or master's degree in Electrical Engineering

LOCATION:

Austin, Texas

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At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package.  Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail here.

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