Staff Graphics IP Design Verification Engineer (UVM/System Verilog) Job Listing at AMD in Austin, TX (Job ID 80717-en-us)

Description

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING 

At AMD, our 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 believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you'll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world's most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.  Together, we advance your career.  

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.  

THE PERSON:  

You have a passion for modern, complex processor architecture, digital design. You are a team player who has excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with other engineers located in different sites/timezones. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and are willing to learn and ready to take on problems.  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Power Performance validation for AI systems, primarily windows. 

• Power Performance Validation test Plan creation, execution and automation 

• Power and performance automation for various Windows AI workloads at test app level, Real app level and for microkernels and benchmarks. 

• Collaborate closely with firmware, IP and SOC teams to validate NPU  IP at IP level and system level for power and performance functionality across pre‑silicon and post‑silicon environments 

• Will be required to do FW prototyping, making changes in FW, compile, test and debug for Power/perf prototyping. 

• Power kernel development and debug for AI accelerator/ NPU/GPU 

• AI applications development and debug, primarily on windows. 

• Debugging windows system using debug tools (wndbg), and traces for performance debugs will be frequently used. 

• Use of AI tools actively for high efficiency

• Good  understanding of power and performance concepts at system level including CPU, NPU, GPU, memory. 

• Power performance debug and tuning experience for various workloads, understand workload sensitivities, and tune for most efficient performance.  

• Analyze issues spanning RTL, firmware, and software layers, driving root‑cause analysis and working cross‑functionally to resolution.  

• Contribute to the definition of firmware requirements and validation strategies to ensure robust coverage of real‑world use cases. 

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:  

• Good understanding of SOC architecture, Firmware, OS and Application comprising the whole system. 

• Experience working with or validating low‑level firmware (e.g., Power management FW, FreeRTOS, Zephyr, Microcontroller FW).  

• Strong understanding of hardware/firmware interfaces, including registers, interrupts, memory‑mapped I/O, and sequencing.  

• Ability to read, debug, and reason about C/C++ firmware code in the context of hardware validation.  

• Experience collaborating with firmware or embedded software engineers to debug complex system‑level issues. 

• Strong background in the C, C++ language, and Python,  

• Hands‑on experience with graphics, SoC, or IP‑level firmware used for bring‑up, configuration, or power/clock management.  

• Familiarity with post‑silicon validation, firmware‑assisted debug, or lab‑based bring‑up activities.  

• Experience validating systems where firmware plays a critical role in feature enablement and performance tuning.  

• Exposure to leadership or mentorship is an asset  

• Prior exposure to NPU / Windows based systems with exposure to CPU, GPU, NPU power, performance 

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:  

• Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering  

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. 

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.