Product Development Staff Engineer (NPI)

Advanced Micro Devices; Penang; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices in Penang, Malaysia, is seeking a Product Development Engineer to help enable the availability of microprocessors by optimizing test programs, tooling, and silicon bring-up.

You will collaborate with multiple product groups to ramp new devices, develop test infrastructure, and drive high-quality production testing aligned with yield and time-to-market goals.

Qualifications

• Experience with test patterns and DFTs for quality and yield improvements.
• Hands-on with test program infrastructure development and test hardware design.
• Knowledgeable in debugging, data analysis, and AI tools to speed up yield testing.

Responsibilities

• Own silicon characterization plan across process, voltage, and temperature.
• Lead weekly yield-up meetings and present to the PEO audience.
• Develop agentic AI to speed up yield and test data analytics.

Skills

C++

C

Java

Ruby

Perl

Python

Education

BS/ME in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Git

SVN

CVS

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

Product engineering team is responsible for enabling the availability of microprocessors to our customers balancing between cost, quality and time‑to‑market. As a Product Development Engineer, you will be expected to understand test patterns and test methodologies using available DFTs to drive quality and yield improvements. You will collaborate with various Product Development Groups to bring‑up and ramp new products which include test program infrastructure development, test hardware design, silicon bring‑up, debug, high‑volume data analysis, and characterization. Finally, you will be required to correlate and release high‑quality test programs for production testing while meeting key performance indicators for quality, yield, and test time.

THE PERSON

We are looking for someone with the will to overcome challenging problems and strong appetite for technical knowledge. A results‑oriented engineer with good stakeholder management skills which are crucial when interfacing with various teams across AMD. An AI adopter, looking to solve problems while harnessing the prowess of AI tools and agents. A proactive, outstanding teammate who focuses on teamwork, team building, and growing team success.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own silicon characterization plan across process, voltage, and temperature
• Drive yield step‑up is weekly yield meetings and presenting to wider PEO audience
• Develop agentic AI to help speed up yield and test data analytics

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Familiar with concepts surrounding JTAG, ATPG, BIST, or HSIO
• Proficient in software programming and scripting languages (C, C++, Java, Ruby, Perl, Python)
• Knowledgeable in version control tools (Git, SVN, CVS)
• Knowledgeable in statistical analysis
• Proficient in Windows, Unix, and Linux operating systems and general AI tools (Claude/Co‑pilot/ChatGPT, etc)

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

• BS/ME in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or comparable disciplines

LOCATION

Penang, Malaysia

BENEFITS

Benefits offered: AMD benefits at a glance.

EEO STATEMENT

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.

AI POLICY

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available.

NOTE

This posting is for an existing vacancy.