Sr. Debug Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Austin, TX

About The Position

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. We are looking for a dynamic, energetic Client Platform System Debug Engineer to join our growing team. As a key contributor to the success of AMD’s product, you will be part of a leading team to drive and improve AMD’s abilities to deliver the highest quality, industry leading technologies to market. The Client Platform Systems Debug Engineering team fosters and encourages continuous technical innovation to showcase successes as well as facilitate continuous career development. A highly analytical, technically adept debug engineer and a versatile leader showcasing triage engagement with a broad expertise in OEM Platform Debug. This individual thrives in cross-functional environments and is the subject matter expert to our growing team. As a key contributor, the ideal candidate will have a strong technical background to contribute to all aspects of the debug process and will be passionate about driving debug and resolving customer issues.

Requirements

Strong analytical/problem-solving skills and pronounced attention to details
Must be a self-starter, and able to independently drive tasks to completion
Strong knowledge of x86 platform architectures.
Develop / Document debug capabilities on a given SOC and System
Good balance of hardware, architecture, and software expertise
Proven ability to drive resolution of critical problems within a lab environment with multiple escalations
Understanding product development lifecycle, through bring-up and validation till product release to production.
Bachelors or Masters degree in electrical or computer engineering
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Programming/scripting skills (e.g. C/C++, Perl, Ruby, Python)
Demonstrated Debug techniques and methodologies to solve complex system level failures
Experience with common lab equipment, including protocol/logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, etc.
Extensive experience with board/platform-level debugging, including delivery, sequencing, analysis, and optimization
Extensive knowledge of system architecture, technical debug, and validation strategy

Responsibilities

Triage and Debug Windows OS Notebook systems with an emphasis on system and platform level.
Collaborate with internal teams on root causing issues, finding optimum resolutions
Provide root cause analysis and guidance to internal and customer design teams to help close issues.
Support project independently and handle all issues to co-work with internal and external team well.
A self-starter required and able to deal with a high level of ambiguity.
Effectively utilize programming tools, software and hardware debuggers.
Apply industry tools for root causing system level complex issues
Be able to hand-on troubleshoot and solve the technical issues; own the problem and drive for resolution
Able to proactively support team culture that fosters knowledge sharing, excellence, and collaboration
Go-to-person for debugging of issues for the Production level Platform validation
Ability to effectively communicate status updates with leadership team.