Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

Graphics & Compute/AI Silicon Diagnostics Lead

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc • $130K — $180K *
Austin, TX 78745In-Person
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of relevant technical experience in semiconductor programs
  • Proven leadership experience managing diverse teams
  • In-depth knowledge of GPU architectures and diagnostics
  • Expertise in Modern C++ (C++17+) and scripting languages (Python, Bash)
  • Familiarity with AI/ML principles and practical application
  • Experience in managing New Product Introduction (NPI) phases
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute long-term GPU performance testing roadmaps
  • Lead projects ensuring timely delivery of diagnostic tests and risk assessments
  • Design advanced diagnostics for detecting GPU performance issues
  • Integrate customer application layers into diagnostics development
  • Oversee team members, fostering skill growth on high-profile projects
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance product reliability
  • Prepare updates for management, highlighting performance and areas for improvement

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Generous paid time off and holiday schedule
  • Professional development resources and training opportunities
  • Flexible work arrangements and remote work options
  • A supportive, inclusive workplace culture
Full Job Description
THE ROLE:

Join THE premier graphics and AI accelerator team, responsible for developing Diagnostic applications for the world's most advanced semi-conductors. In this role, you won't just be testing chips; you will be defining how the most complex computer hardware is validated. This position will involve technical leadership in designing, implementing, and deploying world class AI and graphics workloads. The candidate will also partner with Hardware Architecture, Silicon Design, and Manufacturing, to ensure product/execution excellence from pre-silicon through customer deployment.

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate should be passionate about understanding how software interacts with hardware, and how we can be more proficient in stressing silicon design. The candidate must be able to communicate efficiently, effectively, and work optimally with different teams across multiple levels of leadership in AMD.

  • Technical Strategy and Project Leadership
    • Define, the long-term roadmap for GPU performance testing, feature testing, and manufacturing testing for both pre-silicon and post-silicon verification
    • Execution Excellence: Lead a team to execute on AMD's roadmap projects providing on-time Diagnostic test deliveries, risk assessments, and action plans to meet our customers' needs.
  • Software Diagnostics Development
    • Design & Architect advanced diagnostics to detect, localize, and triage GPU defects or performance bottlenecks.
    • Lead team initiatives to integrate customer application layers - like ROCm, OpenCL and Vulkan - into diagnostics development pipeline, ensuring compatibility and enhanced GPU testing
  • Workload-Centric Test Design
    • Lead the development of silicon-level functional tests based on either GFX or LLM primitives (Shaders, Attention blocks, GEMM, etc) to ensure hardware reliability under real-world AI stress.
  • End-to-End Coverage Development
    • Transforming complex workloads into targeted test vectors that span every stage of semiconductor manufacturing, from Automated Test Equipment (ATE) to customer production.
  • Overseeing and providing development support to team members.
    • Encourage team members to work on high visibility projects to grow technical skills and move the needle forward
    • Continuous collaboration with DFx, Performance, Manufacturing, and Validation teams to improve coverage, yield, and field reliability while growing credibility within the organization
  • Creating comprehensive updates for upper levels of management, clearly articulating areas of excellence and improvement.


PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
  • Professional technical leadership experience managing teams of various sizes/strengths.
  • Experience in New Product Introduction (NPI) phases for semi-conductor programs in both pre-silicon and post-silicon. Excellence in planning for schedules, resources, and dependencies
  • Silicon Fundamentals: Experience with semiconductor manufacturing processes (FinFET, GAA, < 3nm nodes) and post-silicon bring-up.
  • Experience in working with Engineers, Program/Project Managers, and Executives across multiple organizations to align a common solution
  • Deep understanding of GFX and compute architectures, with proven ability to design and implement diagnostic and test cases that maximize coverage and proactively identify silicon issues early
  • Programming: Mastery of modern C++ and Python, with experience in Vulkan, ROCm, Triton, HIP, or OpenCL.
  • Experience in developing tools around test Infra automation as well as HW design for easier triage/debug.
  • Linux & Windows shells working environment
  • Understanding of AI/ML principles and some experience in applying LLM & ML models in applications
  • Experience with working in DevOps environment like GitHub, CI/CD pipelines
  • Excellent problem-solving abilities with a keen eye for detail are highly valued


ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

LOCATION:
  • Austin, TX


This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship

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Learn more about Advanced Micro Devices, Inc
Size
15,500 employees
Market Cap
$100.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$2.4 billion
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+30.9%
Revenue
$9.7 billion
NASDAQ
AMD
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