Thermal/ Mechanical Program Manager

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THE ROLE: 

In this role, you will be responsible for the thermal & mechanical design and build aspects for AMD Data Center platform engineering programs, from product definition through delivery. You will work across all of engineering and business to meet overall initiative and/or product objectives.  

THE PERSON: 

The right candidate will have solid knowledge of technical program management, an outstanding track record of delivering sophisticated software/hardware programs, you will also drive a schedule for business planning towards growth that align to business strategy 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Drive efficient Thermal & Mechanical program planning & execution through active leadership, clear communication, and effective organization skills.
• Provide frequent & concise updates to Program and Leadership teams on plans, status, and risk mitigation.
• Keep the bigger business picture in mind, while focusing on program details to effectively drive teams.
• Proactively drive plans to mitigate delays, and follow through with the internal Instinct System Design teams
• Collaborate with stakeholders for defining teams’ dependencies & deliverables.

• Coordinate 3rd parties & contract manufacturers to align material supply and prototype deliveries for Instinct thermal & mechanical deliveries in line with committed schedules

• Management and alignment of design deliverables into corporate phase gate review process

• Proven capability of leading concurrent programs in a metric-driven environment and demonstrated ability to deliver
• Excellent problem structuring and problem-solving skills
• Able to manage a high degree of complexity 

• Strong attention to detail with a high sense of urgency
• Coordinate on-time delivery of all engineering project deliverables into customer development projects
• The successful candidate must also plan for risks in the development path, identify prevention methods, and address them to save on engineering costs.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 

• Good understanding of requirements management, documentation management, and defect management 
• Ability to grasp concepts during discussions and turn minutes into action items 
• Able to communicate concepts and processes with stakeholders 
• Analytical, self-motivated, organized, detailed-oriented and results-oriented 
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work well with multiple people and teams, ability to communicate progress to team members on a regular basis 

• Experience working in a high-pressure environment and competing priorities and tight turnaround times 
• Engineering background preferred 
• Experience with Bill of Material (BOM)/Cost Analysis, CNC/Hard-tool Test process
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence and Excel is an asset 
• Experience with Agile methodology 

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Mechanical, Computer or Electrical Engineering 
• Formal Project Management education, PMP certified 

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