Memory Subsystem Post-Silicon Engineer (UMC Lab Liaison)

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The Role
The Memory Subsystem team is seeking a UMC Lab Liaison Engineer to drive post-silicon bring-up, debug, and feature enablement for DDR memory subsystems across AMD’s next-generation client and server platforms.
This role operates at the intersection of silicon validation, firmware, design, and SoC integration, serving as the technical point-of-contact for UMC-related issues during bring-up and production ramp. The engineer will own end-to-end execution of memory subsystem validation — from initial silicon bring-up through feature enablement, performance tuning, and customer issue resolution.
You will work on LPDDR5/LPDDR5X/DDR5 technologies, enabling high-performance memory systems and ensuring first-pass silicon success across multiple programs.
The Person
You are a hands-on debug engineer who thrives in exciting, challenging bring‑up environments and consistently takes end‑to‑end ownership of problems—from identifying the root cause to driving cross-team resolution. You are equally comfortable debugging waveform-level issues, collaborating closely with firmware and BIOS teams, aligning multiple engineering organizations, and communicating clearly with leadership during critical program phases. You bring a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and accountability, and you are motivated by solving complex system-level problems that directly influence overall product success.
Key Responsibilities

Own UMC‑related post‑silicon bring‑up, debug, and feature enablement across client and server programs
Serve as the primary liaison between Validation, Firmware, Design, and SoC teams, acting as a technical bridge across functions
Drive end‑to‑end issue ownership by identifying, analyzing, and pushing system‑level memory issues to full resolution
Debug memory subsystem interactions spanning controller, PHY, firmware, and platform components
Perform deep root‑cause analysis using waveforms, lab instrumentation data, logs, and cross‑environment correlation
Translate low‑level technical findings into system‑level impact, risks, and clear action plans for stakeholders
Develop and execute validation plans for memory subsystem features, including functional, performance, latency, bandwidth, and power‑state behavior
Track issues through closure using JIRA/debug flows and ensure alignment across teams in fast‑paced bring‑up environments with shifting priorities
Provide concise, ongoing status updates, risk assessments, and debug summaries to program leadership
Support customer‑facing issues and escalations with timely technical investigation and resolution
Contribute to improvements in post‑silicon debug methodology, infrastructure, workflows, and cross‑team communication

Preferred Experience

Strong understanding of DDR memory systems (DDR5 / LPDDR5) and controller/PHY interactions
Hands‑on experience with post‑silicon bring‑up and validation in a lab environment
Familiarity with BIOS, firmware flows, and low‑level hardware initialization sequences
Experience debugging power states, clocking, resets, and sequencing behavior
Knowledge of ECC, RAS, memory reliability features, and system‑level performance characteristics
Background working with SoC‑level validation, integration teams, and multi‑IP subsystem interactions
Proficiency with logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and silicon debug tools
Experience using Python or similar scripting languages for automation, log parsing, or data analysis
Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in fast‑moving bring‑up environments and communicate across engineering disciplines without direct authority
Experience driving collaborative issue resolution between Design, Firmware, and Validation teams while maintaining clear ownership

Academic Credentials

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering and relevant experience, or
Master’s or PhD degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with relevant experience

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
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