Staff RAS Subject Matter Expert (SME)

<strong class="jdheading"></strong><br><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">At AMD, we believe technology can change lives for the better. It can heal us, entertain us, and make us more connected, productive, and understanding of the world around us. And we’re looking for talent who feel the same: people who want to leave the planet better than they found it, those who don’t shy away from humanity’s challenges but are determined to help solve them.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">AMD is powering the next generation of supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or creating go-to-market plans, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward.</span></p> <br><strong class="jdheading"></strong><br><br><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span data-teams="true"><strong>BIOS RAS SME </strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><strong>THE ROLE</strong></p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">AMD is looking for a highly motivated BIOS RAS Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join the Embedded x86 Validation Team. In this role, you will lead end-to-end validation, debug, and enablement of Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) features across next-generation Embedded x86 Programs.</p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">You will partner with Architecture, BIOS, Firmware, Silicon Design, Product Engineering, and Validation teams to ensure industry-leading quality, reliability, and resiliency of AMD products. The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in x86 platform architecture, BIOS/UEFI, memory subsystems, and system-level RAS validation. </p><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" align="center"><hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"></div><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><strong>THE PERSON</strong></p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">The successful candidate is passionate about platform quality and enjoys solving complex system-level challenges. You are a technical leader who thrives in cross-functional environments and has a proven track record in BIOS, firmware, silicon, or platform validation.</p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">You possess strong analytical and debugging skills and are comfortable driving technical discussions across architecture, development, validation, and customer-facing teams.</p><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" align="center"><hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"></div><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><strong>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Own validation strategy and quality sign-off for BIOS-driven RAS features across AMD APU platforms.</li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Define feature coverage plans, validation methodologies, and automation strategies for RAS testing.</li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Validate system resiliency, error detection, error containment, recovery, and reporting mechanisms.</li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Drive validation and debug of:</li><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="circle"><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Memory ECC</li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">MCA architecture</li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Error injection frameworks</li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">PCIe Advanced Error Reporting (AER)</li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Platform-first and OS-first error handling</li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Watchdog, reset, and recovery mechanisms</li></ul><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Collaborate with BIOS, Firmware, Silicon Design, Architecture, and Customer Engineering teams to diagnose and resolve complex platform issues.</li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Develop and execute automated regression suites to improve validation coverage and efficiency.</li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Analyze failures, perform root cause investigations, and drive resolution through closure.</li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Define quality metrics and release readiness criteria for program milestones.</li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Mentor engineers and contribute to best practices across the validation organization. These responsibilities align with internal AMD RAS validation expectations and platform quality ownership. </li></ul><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" align="center"><hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"></div><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><strong>PREFERRED EXPERIENCE</strong></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">8+ years of experience in BIOS, Firmware, System Validation, Platform Validation, or related fields.</li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Strong understanding of:</li><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="circle"><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">x86 architecture</li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">BIOS/UEFI</li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">DDR4/DDR5 memory architecture</li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">ECC mechanisms</li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Reliability and error-handling architectures</li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">PCIe and advanced I/O subsystems</li></ul><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Experience with silicon bring-up, platform enablement, and production-quality validation.</li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Hands-on experience with system debug tools, error injection frameworks, and log analysis.</li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Strong knowledge of Linux-based validation environments.</li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Experience using Jira, source control systems, and validation automation frameworks.</li></ul><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Proficiency in Python or similar scripting languages for automation.</span></p><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" align="center"><hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"></div><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Academic Credentials</strong></span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field required.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Master’s degree preferred.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Equivalent industry experience may be considered where applicable.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">#LI-DB2</span></p> <br><strong class="jdheading"></strong><br><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Benefits offered are described: </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"><a href="https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/careers/benefits.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AMD benefits at a glance</a>.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">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.</span></em></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. 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