Cores Systems Validation Engineer - TX, Austin, United States
Originally posted 14 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
What you'll do
- Develop, validate, and optimize workload applications across multiple platforms (Linux, Windows, VMware, and Microsoft Azure).
- Ensure performance, scalability, and reliability for enterprise and cloud environments.
- Drive scalable and automated solutions.
- Implement debugging techniques and methodologies.
What you'll need
- Over 10 years of experience in System Validation and Hardware Design Validation.
- Strong understanding of core architecture.
- Familiarity with multiple operating systems and OS-based workloads/benchmarks.
- 8+ years of programming/scripting experience in languages such as C/C++, Perl, Ruby, and Python.
- Proficient in debugging techniques and methodologies.
- Extensive expertise in board/platform-level debugging, including delivery, sequencing, analysis, and optimization.
- Deep knowledge of system architecture, technical debugging, and validation strategies.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in electrical or computer engineering.
Nice to have
- Programming/scripting skills (e.g., C/C++, Perl, Ruby, Python).
- Debug techniques and methodologies.
- Experience with common lab equipment, including protocol/logic analyzers, oscilloscopes.
- Experience with board/platform-level debug, including delivery, sequencing, analysis, and optimization.
- Knowledge of system architecture, technical debug, and validation strategies.
Skills: system validation, hardware design validation, core architecture, board/platform-level debugging, system architecture
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 41-day median for Post-Silicon Validation roles.
Post-Silicon Validation · Silicon Validation
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Open roles in category
412
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Median days open
41 d
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Median salary
$166k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (412 roles · 61 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 59 | 412 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 151 | 2216 · 112 employers |
| Median days open | 41 d | 41 d (same as this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $166k |
Skills observed across this category: system validation, hardware design validation, core architecture, board/platform-level debugging, system architecture
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD (this employer) · 58 open roles · median 41 d
- Micron Technology · 39 open roles · median 37 d
- Qualcomm · 37 open roles · median 27 d
- NVIDIA · 25 open roles · median 22 d
- Graphcore · 21 open roles · median 120 d
- Microchip Technology · 20 open roles · median 70 d
How we counted: 412 open Post-Silicon Validation (Silicon Validation) roles from 61 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.