Staff/Principal Robotics Validation Engineer
AMD · Posted Oct 27
High-performance processors, graphics cards, data center solutions, and AI accelerators
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About the role
AMD's PAVS team works on advanced robotics systems spanning software, hardware, and integrated platforms. The role focuses on validating robotics platforms, variants, and customer use cases for safety, reliability, and performance using simulation, Gazebo, Isaac Sim, SIL/HIL environments, and real-world deployments. The engineer will define validation plans, build automated test suites for ROS2/Nav2 stacks, and validate sensors, navigation, fleet orchestration, and AI runtimes.
What you will do
- Validation Strategy & Usecases : Define Usecases and execute validation plans for robotics software stacks (perception, planning, control) and hardware subsystems.
- Validate AI frameworks and runtimes (PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX Runtime)
- Execute and optimize workloads on ROCm/HIP, CUDA, OpenCL, and heterogeneous accelerators
- Automation & Frameworks: Develop automated test suites for ROS2 nodes, navigation stack (Nav2), and fleet APIs using Python/C++, pytest, gtest/gmock.
- Simulation & Scenario Testing: Build simulation environments (Gazebo/Ignition, Isaac Sim) for warehouse layouts; author scenarios for obstacle avoidance, dynamic traffic, and multi-robot coordination.
- SIL/HIL Validation: Set up Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop rigs for AMR controllers, LiDAR emulators, and safety sensors; automate provisioning and logging.
- Sensor QA: Validate LiDAR, depth cameras, IMU, wheel encoders, and odometry accuracy under varying conditions.
- Navigation & Fleet QA: Test SLAM, localization robustness, path planning, and fleet orchestration (traffic management, task allocation, VDA5050 compliance).
- Safety & Compliance: Execute safety protocols for AMRs (emergency stop, zone monitoring, speed limits) aligned with ISO 3691-4, ISO 13849, ANSI/RIA R15.06.
- Performance & Reliability: Measure latency, throughput, and stability under high-load scenarios; validate battery management and docking behaviors.
- CI/CD Integration: Embed automated tests into pipelines for continuous validation; monitor KPIs like defect escape rate and scenario coverage.
- Leadership: Act as a strong individual contributor and mentor for robotics validation teams; collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure customer experience is prioritized.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 12+ years in QA/Validation, with 9+ years in robotics or AMR systems.
- Strong Python for automation and C++ for ROS2 integration.
- Hands-on experience with ROS2, Nav2 stack, colcon, and simulation tools (Gazebo/Ignition, Isaac Sim).
- Expertise in LiDAR, depth cameras, IMU, odometry, and sensor calibration.
- Familiarity with fleet management systems, traffic control, and VDA5050 protocol.
- CI/CD experience with GitHub Actions/GitLab CI/Jenkins; Docker-based test environments.
- Knowledge of functional safety standards for mobile robots (ISO 3691-4, ISO 13849).
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Robotics, Electronics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or a related field.
Preferred qualifications
- Multi-robot coordination, dynamic obstacle handling, and SLAM algorithms.
- Robotics AMR safety PLCs, zone scanners, and emergency stop circuits.
- Warehouse automation workflows, WMS integration, and OPC-UA.
- Performance benchmarking, reliability testing, and telemetry dashboards.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About AMD
AMD is a global semiconductor company that designs high-performance central processing units (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs), and adaptive processors for data centers, personal computers, gaming consoles, and embedded systems. The company specializes in advanced computing solutions and AI accelerators, positioning itself as a major leader in modern high-performance and artificial intelligence hardware. Through strategic developments and acquisitions, AMD continues to expand its ecosystem across cloud infrastructure, enterprise computing, and physical AI.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 31000 employees
- Founded
- 1969-05-01
- Location
- Santa Clara, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
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Public Company
- 2007-11-16Post Ipo
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