Principal Systems/Test Validation Engineer - TX, Austin, United States
Originally posted 2 October 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on system and silicon debug of AMD EPYC Server & AMD Instinct products.
About the role
This technical leadership role is responsible for System and Silicon debug of AMD EPYC Server & AMD Instinct products. The role works within the post-silicon validation group, facilitating all aspects of debug and resolution for system-level failures.
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.
- Ensure issues are solved on time with quality.
- 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 capabilities across triage & debug, including tool, script development, and methodology enhancement.
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.
Nice to have
- Experience in technical program management.
- A thorough understanding of datacenter industry technologies and their software stack.
Skills: silicon debug, post-silicon validation, system architecture, X86 architecture, PCIe, CXL
This role has been open 7 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
401
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Median days open
41 d
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Median salary
$174k
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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 (401 roles · 63 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 57 | 401 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 159 | 2209 · 111 employers |
| Median days open | 42 d | 41 d (+1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $174k |
Skills observed across this category: silicon debug, post-silicon validation, system architecture, X86 architecture, PCIe, CXL
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD (this employer) · 56 open roles · median 51 d
- Micron Technology · 41 open roles · median 35 d
- Qualcomm · 33 open roles · median 28 d
- Graphcore · 22 open roles · median 113 d
- NVIDIA · 21 open roles · median 28 d
- Microchip Technology · 20 open roles · median 66 d
How we counted: 401 open Post-Silicon Validation (Silicon Validation) roles from 63 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 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.