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Sr. Systems Design Engineer
AMDAustin, TexasSenior
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At AMD, we believe technology can change lives for the better. It can heal us, entertain us, and make us more connected, productive, and understanding of the world around us. And we’re looking for talent who feel the same: people who want to leave the planet better than they found it, those who don’t shy away from humanity’s challenges but are determined to help solve them.
AMD is powering the next generation of supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or creating go-to-market plans, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward.
THE ROLE:
The CGC‑Tools team develops and sustains the advanced debug infrastructure that underpins AMD’s client, graphics, and custom product lines. A CGC‑Tools engineer is responsible for enabling end‑to‑end debug capabilities spanning on‑chip instrumentation, JTAG over USB‑C solutions, automated data capture, and scalable server‑side analysis. This role supports the full lifecycle of silicon: bring‑up, validation, customer debug, and high‑volume production.
Key responsibilities include designing, implementing, and maintaining tooling related to JTAG hardware, ADS (Automated Debug System), memory bring‑up, scan infrastructure, emerging technologies such as microprocessor based debug, and in-chassis hardware used to transport JTAG over USB. Engineers will collaborate cross‑functionally with AMD’s CSG Tools, S3 Platform, DFX/StimGen, validation teams, InfoSec, and external partners to deliver robust debug pathways both inside AMD labs and externally to ODMs and customers.
The role involves contributing to the development of next‑generation debug architectures, enabling automated data collection pipelines, creating or extending IP inspection libraries, and ensuring debug data is securely transported, preserved, and leveraged for engineering analysis and AI‑based tooling. CGC‑Tools engineers support customer‑facing debug workflows, participate in JTAG tool escalation processes, and develop firmware specifications for future silicon debug features. Workstreams also include shipping new external JTAG device software releases, supporting USB‑driven scan, maintaining QA automation infrastructure, and enabling multi‑BU program readiness across upcoming SOCs.
THE PERSON:
Ideal candidates are systems‑minded engineers with strong software, firmware, or hardware debug expertise; familiarity with JTAG, Python, low level data manipulation, containerized tools, and large‑scale automation; and the ability to work across multiple SOC programs in a fast‑moving environment. This role is central to the evolution of AMD’s debug capability and requires technical depth, cross‑team communication, and a passion for building reliable engineering infrastructure.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Study upcoming SOCs and identify areas in need of advanced debug tools
Work with IP teams to acquire functional understanding of IP blocks and procedures for making operational health assessments of the IP block’s state
Work with firmware teams to instrument debug data into mission mode firmware
Work with IP teams to influence the addition of DFD features into future silicon
Write specs to outline how to perform debug data collection for in-chip microcontrollers responsible for executing debug actions
Build Python libraries that can capture debug data and evaluate the health of an IP block
Contribute to JTAG tools hardware development
Contribute to JTAG tools software development
Contribute to Automated Debug System debug service distributed application
Build and monitor automated QA execution of debug tools setup as CI/CD pipelines
Assist in the construction of K8 containers to execute the debug service
Work with regional Customer Engineering teams to enable AMD debug features within end customer designs
Work with IT and infosec to enable secure VPN tunnel for JTAG devices
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
x86 system knowledge
SOC internal architecture
JTAG HW tools
Python, C, Java, JavaScript
Kubernetes containers
Linux
USB
System level debugging
BIOS
Firmware development
Platform design
Validation knowledge
Strong analytical/problem-solving skills and pronounced attention to details
Must be a self-starter, and able to independently drive tasks to completion
Debug techniques and methodologies
Good communication skills
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science
Location:
Austin, TX
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
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This posting is for an existing vacancy.