High Speed IO (HSIO) Validation Engineer

AMD
Santa Clara
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 143,500 - 246,000 annuallyFunction: Hardware, Embedded & Systems EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical and problem-solving","Communication","Collaboration","Technical troubleshooting","Continuous improvement"]

Validate and debug high-speed IO interfaces across CPU and GPU platforms, including PCIe Gen5/Gen6/Gen7, UALink, xGMI, and Ethernet. Execute validation plans, support post-silicon bring-up and compliance testing, and collaborate with PHY, SI/PI, firmware, board, and test teams to resolve silicon- and system-level issues. Use lab measurement equipment for electrical and protocol debug, analyze signal integrity/power integrity, and automate validation with scripts and data analysis tools.

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High Speed IO (HSIO) Validation Engineer

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Job Summary

Validate and debug high-speed IO interfaces across CPU and GPU platforms, including PCIe Gen5/Gen6/Gen7, UALink, xGMI, and Ethernet. Execute validation plans, support post-silicon bring-up and compliance testing, and collaborate with PHY, SI/PI, firmware, board, and test teams to resolve silicon- and system-level issues. Use lab measurement equipment for electrical and protocol debug, analyze signal integrity/power integrity, and automate validation with scripts and data analysis tools.
Location: Santa Clara
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Execute validation plans for high-speed IO interfaces such as PCIe Gen5/Gen6/Gen7, UALink, xGMI, Ethernet, and other emerging technologies.
  • •Support post-silicon bring-up, characterization, compliance testing, margining, and interoperability validation across multiple platforms.
  • •Collaborate with design, architecture, firmware, board, and test teams to investigate and resolve high-speed interface issues.
  • •Develop and enhance test automation, validation scripts, and data analysis tools to improve validation efficiency and coverage.
  • •Perform electrical- and protocol-level debug using oscilloscopes, BERTs, protocol analyzers, and other lab equipment; analyze signal integrity/power integrity/link training to drive corrective actions.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 143,500 - 246,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field with 5+ years of experience in high-speed IO, silicon validation, system validation, or related areas.
  • •Experience with high-speed serial interfaces such as PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, UALink, or similar technologies.
  • •Strong understanding of signal integrity concepts, channel characteristics, equalization techniques (CTLE, DFE, TX FIR), and link-level behavior.
  • •Experience with lab bring-up, validation, and debug using high-speed measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes, BERTs, VNAs, and protocol analyzers.
  • •Programming and scripting skills in Python, C/C++, or similar languages for automation and data analysis.
Experience:5+ yearsSemiconductorsSilicon validationHigh-speed IOServer platformsAI systems
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
Skills:Analytical and problem-solvingCommunicationCollaborationTechnical troubleshootingContinuous improvement
Languages:En-us
Tech Stack:PCIe Gen5PCIe Gen6PCIe Gen7UALinkXGMIEthernetCXLPythonCC++OscilloscopesBERTsVNAsProtocol analyzersCTLEDFETX FIRSignal integrityPower integrityLink training

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

AMD
Designs and produces semiconductor products including CPUs, GPUs, and adaptive SoCs for consumer, enterprise, and embedded markets, competing across PCs, data centers, and gaming industries.
Industry: Electronics Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States
Founded: 1969
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