Principal Memory Sub-System Validation Lead

AMD
Santa Clara
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 200,900 - 344,400 annuallyFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Independent execution","Debugging","Cross-functional collaboration","Executive communication"]

Lead pre- and post-silicon validation and characterization of on-die High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) for AMD Datacenter GPUs (Machine Instinct). Own planning, execution, and debug of functional/electrical validation including PVT Shmoo characterization, and serve as a critical interface across DRAM architecture, memory controller/DV, DDR PHY, calibration/training, and product/software teams to ensure memory technologies reach mass production and quality standards. Mentor junior engineers and work hands-on in the lab.

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Principal Memory Sub-System Validation Lead

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Job Summary

Lead pre- and post-silicon validation and characterization of on-die High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) for AMD Datacenter GPUs (Machine Instinct). Own planning, execution, and debug of functional/electrical validation including PVT Shmoo characterization, and serve as a critical interface across DRAM architecture, memory controller/DV, DDR PHY, calibration/training, and product/software teams to ensure memory technologies reach mass production and quality standards. Mentor junior engineers and work hands-on in the lab.
Location: Santa Clara
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Drive end-to-end pre- and post-silicon validation and characterization for on-die HBM, including planning, execution, and debug.
  • •Develop and execute test plans for HBM functional and electrical validation (PVT Shmoo characterization).
  • •Debug complex memory subsystem issues and drive resolution of critical problems under pressure.
  • •Interface across DRAM architecture, memory controller/DV, DDR PHY, DRAM product engineering, and software teams to ensure technology readiness for mass production.
  • •Mentor junior engineers and lead/align teams to understand technical discussions, extract action plans, and provide succinct executive reporting.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 200,900 - 344,400 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Significant experience validating and debugging high-bandwidth memory sub-systems including HBM SoC validation, verification, and debug.
  • •Strong knowledge of memory architecture and design interfaces, including Unified Memory controller, PHY design, high-speed IO, DRAM devices, and calibration/training mechanisms.
  • •Experience developing functional and electrical validation plans for memory features and aligning cross-functional teams on support/validation plans.
  • •Hands-on debugging skills to root-cause post-silicon and post-production issues, including customer return analysis.
  • •Strong programming skills in C/C++ and/or Python and comfort working on Linux or Windows platforms.
Experience:HBMDRAMDatacenter GPUsMachine LearningHigh-Performance Computing
Education:Bachelor's in Electrical or Computer Engineering
Skills:LeadershipIndependent executionDebuggingCross-functional collaborationExecutive communication
Languages:English
Tech Stack:HBMDRAMSoCDDRLPDDRUnified Memory ControllerPHYJTAGI2CCC++PythonLinuxWindowsTesterMLHPC

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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