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MTS Systems Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc
San Jose, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/20/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/19/2026


WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. 

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THE ROLE: 

We are looking for a driven Systems Design Engineer to join our growing team in the AIG group at AMD. This role will be critical in verifying AI functionality and performance for our client and gaming devices. 

 

THE PERSON: 

The successful candidate will be an experienced senior individual contributor, who will help build up our emulation framework and capabilities, work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure our devices are meeting functional and performance targets before tape-out, and provide assistance to post silicon validation teams. The Systems Design Engineering team fosters and encourages continuous technical innovation to showcase successes as well as facilitate continuous career development.   

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

  • Triage system level issues and be able to root cause HW issues 

  • Work with DV and PV teams for cross verification of AI functional and performance metrics 

  • Develop emulation infrastructure and automation scripts 

  • Build, modify, and enhance existing SoC emulation models 

  • Develop custom emulation models for AI prototyping 

  • Identify HW performance bottlenecks and give feedback to design teams 

  • Work with cross organization teams to ensure Silicon/SW/Platform/etc. features are in sync, development is supported, and validation is planned 

  • Develop test plans in conjunction with HW, SW, and FW teams for feature coverage on emulator 

 

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 

  • Prior experience with client PC and/or embedded SoCs 

  • System level debug experience with both HW and FW components 

  • Knowledge of Computer Architecture concepts and silicon development 

  • Familiarity with HW/SW cosim and modeling 

  • Familiar with scripting languages and programming (Python/Ruby/C/Perl/Tcl) 

  • Experience with UVM and HDL languages (Verilog, SystemVerilog) 

  • Prior experience with testing tools and environments, defect tracking and revision control 

  • Familiarity with Silicon Verification Tools (such as Verdi, Simvision, Visualizer) 

  • MS Office & MS Project tool suites 

 

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

Bachelor or master’s degree in CS, EE, or CE preferred. 

 

LOCATION: 

Hybrid option in San Jose, CA or Longmont, CO 

 

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Benefits offered are described:  AMD benefits at a glance.

 

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.   We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

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