Platform Networking Systems Design Engineer - Data Center GPU Job Listing at AMD in Austin, TX (Job ID 55402-en-us)

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THE ROLE: 

We are seeking an engineer to join our team that will thrive in a fast-paced work environment, using effective communication, problem-solving and prioritization skills. Individuals that are well organized, show great attention to detail, and employ critical thinking are well-suited for our team. The Datacenter Graphics and Accelerated Computing (DCGPU) organization is looking for an experienced network system level debug engineer focused on Datacenter environments.  Individual will be part of a quality initiative that involves driving weekly production level parts through specific validation that includes stress, Technical Data Package verification (clocks, frequency, power), and BOM/EC verification in various network configurations.  Individual will need to be able to drive to root closure any issues encountered and communicate with the different IP layers for resolution.

THE PERSON: 

This AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) team is looking for a senior level person that can help guide the team, mentor upcoming developers, provide long range strategy, and is willing to jump in to help resolve issues quickly. You will be involved in all areas that impact the team including performance, automation, and development.  The right candidate will be informed on the latest trends and become prepared to give consultative direction to senior management. Person should be experienced in debugging of complex HW/FW issues, understand the flow of a GPU through the different layers of an SOC and system.   Communication is essential in working with different owners of the code stack as well the ability to drive issues via phone calls, chat messages.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• A powerful desire to learn new skills and understand new features as they are added 
• Proven record of accomplishment of working within and across groups. 
• Effective communication skills 
• Responsible for exploring opportunities to improve product 
• Work closely with other team members to understand design architecture and to propose solutions to improve and enhance products 
• Debug / triage engineer for a new quality initiative
• Understanding of GPU/System level HW and SW flow
• Provide leadership for driving to root cause issues / bugs
• Communicate / Document flows and methods of debug ability
• Embedded coding for hardware components and respective drivers for network components
• Assist with network prototypes and in-depth testing to validate the design
• Formulate and define platform level validation test plans based on product/customer needs
• Troubleshoot and resolve platform network issues
• Provide customer support regarding network architectural questions, product prerequisites, and product features
• Interface with networking partners and software/hardware engineers
• Work with software developers on network performance enhancement

KEY QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Exposure to systems architecture 
• Minimum 10 yrs experience in System or SOC level debug and triage
• Proven ability to drive resolution of critical problems within a lab, Datacenter
• Relationship with external customers/partners and able to help resolve problems in their Data Center
• Relationship with external customers/partners on ability to work manufacturing issues/failures
• Relationship with external customers/partners on ability to define rqmts for manufacturing validation
• 8+ years' working experience with network technologies including network selection and deployment in Datacenter environments
• Experience with modern networking standards
• Experience with mesh network routing protocols and switching protocols
• Familiar with Ethernet and InfiniBand network designs and switch topologies
• Linux Operating System as a development environment
• Familiar with Ethernet and Infiniband networking in Linux and Windows environments
• Familiar with Virtualization environments – KVM and HyperV
• RDMA network configuration, troubleshooting
• Linux kernel networking expertise
• System/Platform level debug tools.
• Familiar with networking environments that utilizes HPC / ML/DL workloads
• Hands on experience with lab equipment like oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, power supplies, multi meter
• Familiar with Platform/System bring up and validation of GPU networks – intranode and internode. (Networking Adapters, cables, switches) 

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Significant experience in SoC and/or System debug of complex network issues
• Develop / Document debug capabilities on a given SOC and System
• Go-to-person for debugging of issues for the Production level Platform validation
• Collaborate with internal teams on root causing issues, finding optimum resolutions

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineer, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field

LOCATION:

Austin, TX

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At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package.  Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail here.

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