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AMD

2 days ago

Principal System Debug Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead system-level debug for advanced microprocessors in complex customer applications and platform bring-up environments. Serve as the primary technical liaison for strategic OEM/ODM and hyperscaler customers, driving triage, root-cause analysis, and resolution of the most difficult CPU issues. Collaborate across silicon, architecture, firmware, OS/kernel, validation, and tooling teams to create debug methodologies and accelerate hardware/software boundary issue isolation.

Location: Austin, San Jose

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Communications, PR & Community

Key Responsibilities

•Lead triage, investigation, and root-cause analysis of complex system-level issues across CPU silicon, platform hardware, firmware, drivers, and OS/hypervisor interactions in customer environments.
•Drive early platform bring-up activities for next-generation CPUs in internal labs and on-site at customer facilities to support rapid time-to-market.
•Serve as the primary technical liaison for strategic customers, guiding engineering teams through platform design, debug methodologies, and issue resolution.
•Partner with internal silicon, architecture, firmware (BIOS/UEFI/BMC), OS/kernel, and validation teams to implement systemic fixes and influence future CPU architectures based on customer feedback.
•Architect and develop advanced debug methodologies, scripts, and tools; manage critical customer escalations with clear executive updates and technical action plans.

Key Requirements

•Deep knowledge of modern CPU architectures (x86), including pipelines, cache coherency, memory controllers, and power management (C-states, P-states).
•Expertise debugging high-speed I/O and interconnects including PCIe (Gen 4/5/6), CXL, DDR4/DDR5, Ethernet, USB, and low-speed buses (I2C, SPI, I3C, eSPI).
•Strong understanding of the full system software stack, including BIOS/UEFI, BMC/IPMI, Linux/Windows kernel internals, device drivers, and hypervisors (KVM, VMware, Hyper-V).
•Experience with complex system bring-up and root-cause analysis using hardware tools (e.g., JTAG/ITP, oscilloscopes, logic/protocol analyzers) and software debuggers (GDB, WinDbg, crash dump analysis).
•Proficiency in scripting/programming (Python, C, C++) for test automation and debug tool development.

Experience:CPU architectureSystem bring-upHardware/software debugHyperscalersOEM/ODM

Education:Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

Skills:Technical leadershipRoot-cause analysisCross-functional collaborationCustomer engagementCommunication

Tech Stack:X86CPU architecturePCIeCXLDDR4DDR5EthernetUSBI2CSPII3CESPIBIOSUEFIBMCIPMILinuxWindowsDevice driversKVM

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

Glassdoor: 3.9

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