Product Development Test Engineer

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At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career.

The Role

The Product Development Group is looking for Test Engineers focused on our Datacenter Accelerated Computing products. We are looking for dynamic and energetic engineers to join our growing team. As a key contributor to the Product Development Group, you will work in our manufacturing site in cross-functional teams to deliver industry leading products for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and High-Performance Computing (HPC) applications. Specifically, this role is focused on manufacturing test solutions and automation, validation, and cross-functional program management to help our manufacturing partners’ deliver AMD’s leading datacenter GPUs.

The Person

A candidate who:

• Datacenter system test and debug background
• Has strong analytical thinking and problem solving skills with excellent attention to details
• Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders to drive yield improvements to the manufacturing process
• Must be a team player but also be able to work efficiently with minimal supervision
• Has a strong interest in the manufacturing of GPU hardware and knowledge of AI, ML, and HPC products
• Is very familiar with Linux, and computer hardware validation
  
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Develop test strategy for new product features including identification, specification, design and qualification of test fixtures, test equipment and diagnostic software.
• Review and provide feedback for DFT in the early design stages.
• Debug complex hardware and software issues during build phases.
• Contribute to automated diagnostic generation and validation infrastructure.
• Define manufacturing hardware test solutions that translate into methodologies and processes applicable across Board and System product segments.
• Support the development of test content and solutions in Python.
• Investigate and introduce new manufacturing test technology and methodology to improve production efficiency.
• Identify and plan product improvement activities to reduce cost, improve yield and resolve quality issues.
• Solves complex, novel and non-recurring problems; initiates significant changes to existing processes/ methods and leads development and implementation.
• Contribute to our automated Diag generation and validation infrastructure.
• Review and provide feedback for DFT in the early design stages.
• May provide technical supervision or mentoring junior engineers.
• Influences others as a technical leader.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationship with other departments.
  
  
  

Preferred Experience

• Experience working with manufacturing test programs at platform level.
• Proven experience with Board or System products.
• Background with Python programming and bash scripting.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and effective communication skills.
• Proven experience with developing tests, patterns/vectors, timing, and diagnostics on Automated Test Equipment.
• Debug experience in hardware, software, device, and/or manufacturing domains.
• Experience with a scripting language (Perl, Ruby, shell script, or similar).
• Experience with Linux or Unix Operating Systems.
• Experience in XP, AGILE, Scrum, or Kanban as Scrum Master or Product Owner.
• Experience with revision control (GIT, SVN, CVS, RCS or similar).
• Experience with C , Java, C, or C#.
• Solid Knowledge of IPMI, PCIE, BMC, and Thermal Solutions.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work with geographically distributed product engineering teams.
  
  
  

Academic Credentials

• BS Degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering (MS preferred)
  
  
  

LOCATION:

Austin, Texas

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.