Graduate Trainee - Product Development Engineer

AMD; George Town; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Penang is looking for a Graduate Trainee Engineer to work within their Server Platform Solution Engineering team. The role involves designing, validating, and simulating next-gen computing platforms. Responsibilities include setting up Server Platform Designs, participating in product definition, and working on hardware/software validation. Candidates should have a degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science and possess strong communication skills. This position offers a unique opportunity to impact product quality and engage with cutting-edge technology.

Benefits

AMD benefits at a glance

Qualifications

• Graduate in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science with a desire to work on platform designs.
• Ability to handle hardware and software validation tasks.

Responsibilities

• Set up and enable the latest AMD Server Platforms Design.
• Participate in product definition and address design challenges.
• Test and validate Server Platforms to meet specifications.

Skills

Good communication

Self-starter

Multitasking

Education

Engineering Graduates: Electrical & Electronics / Computer Engineering / Computer Science

Job description

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

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

AMD is looking for a highly talented engineer to join our Server Platform Solution Engineering (SPSE) team as a Graduate Trainee working on platform designs, validations, and solutions to help our customers win with AMD EPYC systems. This engineer will work with validation and our customers during critical issue escalations and help get issues resolved in time to meet product development or sustaining milestones. Opportunity to learn simulation, emulation and validation during pre‑silicon and post‑silicon phase to deliver the hardware and software technologies of next generation computing platforms, accelerating AMD to have the highest-performing compute system in the world.

Key Responsibilities

SPSE seeks an Electrical Engineering or Computer Science graduate student to work closely with existing team. Your day‑to‑day activity may include responsibility in designing, simulating, emulating, validating per spec and finding ways to break and uncover failures in the systems. The work has the potential to directly impact the quality of product we are delivering to our customer as well as influence the direction of future hardware.

• Setting up and enabling the latest AMD Server Platforms Design
• Participate on the current and next generation product definition and address the key design and methodology challenges
• Participate in projects involving from design, simulation, emulation, validation and/or customer communication
• Test and validate the power and performance of the Server Platforms to its product features specifications
• Brainstorm and debug the Server Platforms on any challenges arises to meet product features specifications
• Involve in both hardware and software on daily basis to perform the validation works
• Simulate, emulate, debug and validate product features includes Device Power, Device Thermal, PCIe Gen5, DDR5, SATA, USB

Preferred Experience

• Good communication
• Self‑starter with the ability to multitask across several projects

Academic Credentials

• Engineering Graduates: Electrical & Electronics / Computer Engineering / Computer Science

LOCATION

Penang, Malaysia

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

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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This posting is for an existing vacancy.