Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is a semiconductor company, known for designing and developing computer processors and graphics technologies. Founded in 1969, the company is based in Santa Clara, Calif., with a significant operation in Austin, Texas.

Employee Relations Partner

We are seeking an insightful, adaptable, and technically proficient individual to join our collaborative and close-knit team. This critical role requires direct interactions with employees and managers, conducting moderate to complex investigations, and managing performance-related cases. It also includes significant involvement in technical projects that enhance our HR systems and workflows. Your efforts will align with legal, and industry best practices and play a vital part in supporting our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace. This position offers a unique opportunity to significantly impact corporate culture and operational efficiency in a setting that values collaboration, innovation, and a balanced approach.

The Person

We are in search of a dynamic individual who blends deep professional knowledge with a proactive, engaging demeanor. This individual should excel in technical and strategic areas as well as demonstrate the emotional intelligence and communicative skills necessary to thrive in a multifaceted environment.

• Emotional Intelligence: Skilled in managing sensitive situations with professionalism, confidentiality, and empathy. Demonstrates a keen understanding of emotional dynamics to effectively resolve conflicts.
• Analytical and Meticulous: Capable of conducting precise investigations and translating complex data into clear, actionable insights.
• Strategically and Technically Savvy: Brings a robust mix of strategic policy development and advanced technical skills. Leads initiatives in optimizing HR systems like ServiceNow, enhancing operational efficiency, and aligning with broader organizational goals.
• Initiative-taking Communicator: Proactively maintains open and effective communication, keeping all stakeholders well-informed and ensuring clarity in all interactions.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed investigations into a range of employee relations concerns such as harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and workplace violence, adhering to all applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Manage performance-based casework, aligning closely with our Performance Management process.
• Provide clear, timely communication regarding investigations, offering comprehensive reports with supporting documentation.
• Employ effective interviewing and documentation techniques; adeptly manage cases using designated online case management tools like ServiceNow.
• Collaborate with the Legal team to ensure thorough investigations and prompt, effective resolutions.
• Develop, update, and ensure compliance with HR policies and procedures, conducting training sessions, as necessary.
• Analyze trends in employee relations with leadership to devise initiative-taking strategies, solutions, programs, and policies.
• Build and maintain robust relationships with internal stakeholders to promote positive employee relations and high engagement levels.
• Lead and contribute to projects, particularly those that involve enhancing HR system functionalities and user experience, in partnership with Talent Acquisition Operations.

Preferred Experience

• Previous experience as an Employee Relations Partner handing investigations, employment law consultation, and disciplinary actions.
• Thorough knowledge of federal, state, and local laws that govern employment policies and practices.
• Established expertise in conflict resolution and internal client support, complemented by leadership in technical projects across distributed teams.
• Additional experience in Business Transformation projects or extensive work with ServiceNow is highly desirable.

Academic Credentials

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field preferred, but not required.

LOCATION:

• California

Client Memory Sub-System Validation Engineer – DDR5 and/or LPDDR5/5x

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.

AMD together we advance_

The Role

Within the client platform engineering team, this senior memory systems engineer will work with internal engineering teams and external partners in an exciting lab environment to enable, debug and qualify the latest memory technologies coming to the market for use with leading edge AMD Client SOC’s.

The Person

An engineer at the core that is driven to learn new memory technologies, working with Silicon Design, Firmware, Validation, and DRAM Memory partners to deliver robust system memory solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Develop technical test plans to support platform based APU silicon bring-up and the validation execution of DDR5 and LPDDR5x memory components in partnership with memory controller and PHY designers, BIOS developers, platform design engineers and external partners.

Enable SOC DDR5 and LPDDR5x memory features for new client APU’s as part of a technical platform enablement team.

Execute DDR5 and/or LPDDR5x memory feature enablement test plans to Memory Controller and PHY specification using hardware and software validation tools.

Develop scripts and tools to support system memory silicon validation.

To drive Memory subsystem for production solution.

Debug of system memory issues found during pre-silicon emulation, bring up, validation, and production phases of SOC programs.

Preferred Experience

Experience in system memory validation, preferably in DDR5 and/or LPDDR5/5x

Technical expertise in the development and execution of platform level functional test plans.

Experience in validating hardware/firmware/software for memory subsystem solutions.

Experience in the debug of I/O interfaces such as DDR4/5 and LPDDR4x/5/5x

In-depth knowledge of PC architectures and system technologies.

Experience using oscilloscopes, logic/protocol analyzers, reading schematics and layout design files used in system memory analysis and debug.

Experience with windows and linux operating systems

Good written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate with a variety of engineering disciplines and management.

Academic Creditials

Bachelors or Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

LOCATION:

Austin, TX (on site)

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.

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.

Physical Verification Methodology Engineer

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.

AMD together we advance_

 

THE ROLE: 

As a Physical Verification Methodology Engineer, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining robust physical verification methodologies. You will collaborate with design teams to ensure smooth verification processes and provide support throughout the tape-out phase. Your role will be pivotal in enhancing the efficiency and reliability of our verification flows.

THE PERSON:

You are a team player who has excellent interpersonal skills and experience collaborating with other engineers located in different sites and time zones. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, willingness to learn and ready to take on problems. You are highly motivated to push the envelope and technically supervise the junior engineers within the team.

KEY RESPONSIBLITIES:

• Develop and refine physical verification methodologies, including DRC, LVS, and ERC, to meet design requirements and industry standards.
• Provide comprehensive support to design teams, ensuring seamless integration of verification methodologies into the design flow.
• Assist in resolving complex verification issues and guide teams through debugging processes.
• Work closely with EDA tool vendors to enhance tool capabilities and address specific verification challenges.
• Automate verification processes through scripting and tool customization to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Generate detailed documentation and training materials for design teams.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices in physical verification.
• Participate in tape-out reviews and provide critical feedback to ensure successful tape-outs.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Knowledge of PowerVia and 3DStack concepts.
• Proven track record in supporting design teams through successful tape-outs.
• Familiarity with layout editing tools such as DesignREV and ICVWB

 

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering 

 

LOCATION:  Austin, TX 

Linux Kernel Virtualization Manager

As an upstream Linux kernel developer in our Linux Server Operating Systems team – you will get to participate in enabling various AMD x86-64 architecture features in Linux. Design and develop core CPU and SOC features for the Linux kernel and related open source projects. This opportunity gets you involved in all phases of software development. The focus for this role will be on security and virtualization and will be focused on AMD confidential computing roadmap and live migration.

The Person

A Linux Security & Virtualization Engineer with strong analysis and problem-solving skills who will deliver responsive and efficient solutions that bring new AMD processors to market with virtualization solutions. Engage proven technical collaboration to guide the process of AMD hardware enablement for new generation CPUs. Utilize polished written and verbal communication skills to work with on-site and offshore teams, analyze system requirements, coordinate feature design and development with other teams.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design and implementation of SEV-SNP live migration for Linux. Identifying bottlenecks and optimizations & features to advantage EPYC CPUs. Drive features and functionality to our partner technical teams including the Linux kernel, virtualization, and security communities. Support the solutions offered by our partner companies. Review code, build unit tests, and write detailed documentation. Collaborate!

Preferred Experience

• An understanding of the Linux kernel and related upstream development workflow Understanding of x86-64 and amd64 technologies
• Advanced programming skills in C for operating system kernel & systems development
• Experience with the GNU toolchains
• Deep understanding of operating systems concepts, security, data structures, x86-64 architecture, and virtualization
• Experience with low-level debug tools as well as emulators and simulators
• Experience Deep understanding of operating systems concepts, security, data structures, x86-64 architecture, and virtualization running, analyzing, and tuning system performance benchmarks
• Experience managing development projects and coordinating collaborative open source development
• Experience with Rust and the Rust toolchain is desirable
• Experience and success in with Linux kernel community development and support is desirable

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or another relevant field
• Master’s Degree preferred