What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hardware Platform Design Engineer position at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc?
Overview:
THE PERSON:
The ideal candidate is a collaborative, detail-oriented engineer with strong technical leadership skills and a passion for innovative hardware design. You thrive in a fast-moving environment, are comfortable leading projects from concept to production, and excel at balancing technical trade-offs for optimal cost, performance, and reliability. You are proactive, resourceful, and a strong communicator who enjoys working across disciplines and mentoring peers.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
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.
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Responsibilities:
THE ROLE:
As a Hardware Engineer, you will be part of a highly dynamic and fast-paced design team developing state-of-the-art systems for the rapidly growing data center AI acceleration market. You will lead and contribute to the development of system and board hardware from inception through full-volume production. This role offers the opportunity to work cross-functionally with power supply designers, mechanical and thermal engineers, firmware developers, validation engineers, PCB layout specialists, and both internal and external stakeholders. You’ll play a key role in creating high-quality, cutting-edge products that drive AMD’s leadership in AI acceleration.
As a Hardware Engineer, you will be part of a highly dynamic and fast-paced design team developing state-of-the-art systems for the rapidly growing data center AI acceleration market. You will lead and contribute to the development of system and board hardware from inception through full-volume production. This role offers the opportunity to work cross-functionally with power supply designers, mechanical and thermal engineers, firmware developers, validation engineers, PCB layout specialists, and both internal and external stakeholders. You’ll play a key role in creating high-quality, cutting-edge products that drive AMD’s leadership in AI acceleration.
THE PERSON:
The ideal candidate is a collaborative, detail-oriented engineer with strong technical leadership skills and a passion for innovative hardware design. You thrive in a fast-moving environment, are comfortable leading projects from concept to production, and excel at balancing technical trade-offs for optimal cost, performance, and reliability. You are proactive, resourceful, and a strong communicator who enjoys working across disciplines and mentoring peers.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead cross-functional teams in the design and development of AI acceleration hardware systems, from product definition to production.
- Drive the physical design of multilevel boards, including DFM (Design for Manufacturing), power regulation, board bring-up, debug, and qualification.
- Provide technical leadership and communication across hardware engineering, architecture, customer, and program management teams.
- Partner with SoC silicon architects and business units to define product requirements, specifications, and cost targets.
- Develop and manage validation strategies, including hardware bring-up, troubleshooting, design verification, and optimizations.
- Innovate in system architecture, circuit design, and component selection, with a focus on performance, reliability, and security.
- Deliver implementation guidelines and feedback to silicon, package, and system design groups.
- Document and publish technical specifications and design documentation for internal and external stakeholders.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Board hardware and system design expertise with a track record of taking products from concept to mass production.
- Proficiency in BOM management and product specification development.
- Strong knowledge of high-speed mixed-signal design techniques.
- Experience with Cadence tools (Concept Capture, Allegro PCB).
- Expertise in LDOs and Multiphase DC-DC switching power supply design for high-power ASICs; experience with power delivery for GPUs/CPUs is a plus.
- Hands-on experience with hardware lab tools (oscilloscopes, digital analyzers, etc.).
- Familiarity with firmware, APIs, operating systems (Windows, Linux), data accelerators, compute, and virtualization environments.
- Knowledge of industry standards such as USB, PCI Express, memory interfaces, I2C/SMBus/PMBus, SPI, and JTAG.
- Experience with scripting languages (Python, BASH, Perl) to support design automation and daily tasks.
- Strong teamwork, communication, and organizational skills.
- Experience with high-speed serial interfaces (PCIe, USB) is a plus.
- Background in switch, CPU, and FPGA board design with SI/PI knowledge, particularly Broadcom or Cisco switches.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering preferred; Master’s degree desired.
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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.
