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Ip Post-Silicon Validation Engineer

Canada, Markham Employment contract 155200.00 - 232800.00 CAD / Year · Job Posted June 14, 2026
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WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING  At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.  Together, we advance your career.   THE ROLE: The AMD NBIO Team is on the lookout for a dynamic, upbeat IP Validation Design Engineer to join our growing team. As a key contributor to the success of AMD’s IP, you will be part of a leading team to drive and improve AMD’s abilities to deliver the highest quality, industry leading technologies to market. The NBIO Team fosters and encourages continuous technical innovation to showcase successes as well as facilitate continuous career development.   THE PERSON: You have a passion for modern, complex processor architecture, digital design, and validation in general. You are a team player who has excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with other engineers located in different sites/timezones. You are a self-starter with strong analytical and problem-solving skills and are willing to learn and ready to independently drive tasks to completion.  KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: As an IP Validation Design Engineer, you will drive the planning, validation, and debug of various hardware IP for forthcoming AMD APU, CPU, Compute and Discrete Graphics SOC programs. Defining, documenting, executing and reporting the overall functional test plan and validation strategy for a set of AMD IP’s. Driving technical innovation to enhance AMD's capabilities in IP validation, including tools and scripts/automation development, technical and procedural methodology enhancement, and various internal and cross-functional technical initiatives. Debugging IP issues found during pre-silicon, bring-up, system validation, and production phases of the SOC programs. Engaging on pre-silicon ‘shift left’ activities with cross-functional teams such as Design Verification (DV), Diagnostics, Emulation and other software/hardware modeling frameworks to ensure readiness for first silicon arrival, enablement of IP functionality, and debug of critical features. Leading collaborative technical discussions to drive resolution of technical issues and roll out technical initiatives. Developing knowledge of system architecture/debug and other internal IP’s. Supporting issues on customer platforms as requested by customer support teams.

Job Responsibility

  • Driving the planning, validation, and debug of various hardware IP for forthcoming AMD APU, CPU, Compute and Discrete Graphics SOC programs
  • Defining, documenting, executing and reporting the overall functional test plan and validation strategy for a set of AMD IP’s
  • Driving technical innovation to enhance AMD's capabilities in IP validation, including tools and scripts/automation development, technical and procedural methodology enhancement, and various internal and cross-functional technical initiatives
  • Debugging IP issues found during pre-silicon, bring-up, system validation, and production phases of the SOC programs
  • Engaging on pre-silicon ‘shift left’ activities with cross-functional teams such as Design Verification (DV), Diagnostics, Emulation and other software/hardware modeling frameworks to ensure readiness for first silicon arrival, enablement of IP functionality, and debug of critical features
  • Leading collaborative technical discussions to drive resolution of technical issues and roll out technical initiatives
  • Developing knowledge of system architecture/debug and other internal IP’s
  • Supporting issues on customer platforms as requested by customer support teams

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or master’s degree majoring in EE, CS or related field
  • Experience in digital logic design/verification/post-silicon validation
  • Extensive experience with ASIC debug techniques and methodologies
  • Knowledge of physical and protocol levels of common high-speed interfaces such as PCIe/CXL/UALINK is an asset
  • Experience with board/platform-level debug, including clock/power delivery, sequencing, analysis, and optimization
  • Strong scripting skills (eg. Ruby, Python)
  • Extensive experience with common lab equipment, including protocol/logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, etc.
  • In-depth knowledge of PC architectures/PCIe protocol is an asset
  • Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Must excel in a dynamic team working environment
  • Leadership and mentoring skills a definite asset
  • Must be a self-starter and be able to independently drive tasks to completion

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