Senior Virtual Platform Functional Modeling Engineer

AMD
Austin
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 156,100 - 267,600 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical","Debugging","Technical communication","Cross-functional collaboration","Continuous learning"]

Build and deliver AMD’s next-generation distributed virtual platform for pre-silicon system validation across CPU, GPU, AI, and adaptive computing. Define inter-node communication behavior and develop simulation orchestration services including scheduling, synchronization, logging, replay, and deterministic execution. Create scalable model interfaces and validation automation (regression, debug infrastructure, CI/CD) in collaboration with architecture, firmware, software, and validation teams to accelerate platform readiness.

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Senior Virtual Platform Functional Modeling Engineer

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Job Summary

Build and deliver AMD’s next-generation distributed virtual platform for pre-silicon system validation across CPU, GPU, AI, and adaptive computing. Define inter-node communication behavior and develop simulation orchestration services including scheduling, synchronization, logging, replay, and deterministic execution. Create scalable model interfaces and validation automation (regression, debug infrastructure, CI/CD) in collaboration with architecture, firmware, software, and validation teams to accelerate platform readiness.
Location: Austin
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Collaborate with firmware, software, validation, and emulation teams to enhance virtual platform capabilities and execute complex workloads.
  • •Define inter-node communication behavior in distributed simulation environments, including message ordering, flow control, protocol state machines, and error handling.
  • •Design and improve simulation orchestration services such as job scheduling, synchronization, logging, replay, and deterministic execution.
  • •Develop model interfaces, adapters, communication frameworks, and platform assembly methodologies for scalable system integration.
  • •Create validation strategies and automation (regression suites, debug infrastructure, trace capabilities, and CI/CD) to ensure model quality and reliability.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 156,100 - 267,600 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Strong C++ software development skills for modeling, systems software, firmware infrastructure, or platform-level environments.
  • •Experience developing, integrating, or validating functional models, device models, virtual platforms, or modeling APIs.
  • •Knowledge of test planning, regression infrastructure, validation methodologies, and CI/CD automation.
  • •Understanding of SoC and platform architecture, including memory hierarchies, coherency mechanisms, CPU/GPU compute architectures, firmware-visible devices, and high-speed interconnects.
  • •Familiarity with virtual platform technologies and protocols/interconnects (e.g., SystemC/TLM-2.0, PCIe, CXL, AXI, CHI, ACE, UCIe, HBM, DDR).
Experience:Pre-silicon validationVirtual platform developmentSimulation frameworksFunctional modelingSystems software
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field
Skills:AnalyticalDebuggingTechnical communicationCross-functional collaborationContinuous learning
Languages:En-us
Tech Stack:C++SystemCTLM-2.0Arm Fast ModelsSimicsQEMUCI/CDCloudDistributed simulationPCIeCXLAXICHIACEUCIeHBMDDRMessage orderingFlow controlProtocol state machines

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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