Principal Debug Engineer - TX, Austin_Research Park, United States
Originally posted 27 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role is responsible for System and Silicon debug of AMD EPYC Server & AMD Instinct products, facilitating all aspects of debug and resolution for system level failures. The role focuses on developing and executing a debug strategy for optimal debug throughput on current products to meet POR quality milestones.
What you'll do
- Debug issues found during Silicon bring-up, Systems Validation, and production phases of SOC programs.
- Lead complex debug efforts for internal Silicon findings to identify root cause and resolution.
- Manage and track technical issues, risks and priorities to un-gate program milestones.
- Publish debug program indicators to identify major roadblocks and drive changes to improve debug throughput.
- Drive technical innovation to improve AMD’s capabilities across triage & debug, including tool, script development, and technical methodology enhancement.
- Manage customer and executive communications, including program status, risks and opportunities.
What you'll need
- Extensive experience in validation roles involving debugging OS, FW, Silicon, and HW issues.
- Understanding of industry standard busses and their software stack, such as PCIe, CXL.
- Strong knowledge of X86 architecture, SoC design, memory, RAS & power management.
- Extensive knowledge of system architecture, technical debug, and validation strategy.
- Good understanding and experience in platform/ system level debug, Operating System, Device Drivers and System BIOS interactions.
- Bachelors or Masters degree in electrical or computer engineering with 15+ years of applicable experience.
Nice to have
- Technical program management experience.
- Thorough understanding of datacenter industry technologies and their software stack.
Skills: Silicon debug, post-silicon validation, root cause analysis, system bring-up, platform/ system level debug
This role has been open 83 days — well above the 44-day median for Post-Silicon Validation roles.
Post-Silicon Validation · Silicon Validation
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Open roles in category
411
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Median days open
44 d
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Median salary
$172k
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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 (411 roles · 61 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 58 | 411 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 150 | 2219 · 113 employers |
| Median days open | 45 d | 44 d (+1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $172k |
Skills observed across this category: Silicon debug, post-silicon validation, root cause analysis, system bring-up, platform/ system level debug
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD (this employer) · 58 open roles · median 45 d
- Micron Technology · 39 open roles · median 41 d
- Qualcomm · 36 open roles · median 30 d
- NVIDIA · 26 open roles · median 25 d
- Microchip Technology · 22 open roles · median 70 d
- Graphcore · 20 open roles · median 123 d
How we counted: 411 open Post-Silicon Validation (Silicon Validation) roles from 61 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 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.