Staff Product Development Engineer

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

Job summary

A leading technology company in Penang, Malaysia seeks a specialized engineering professional for technical planning in product engineering of next-generation microprocessors. The successful candidate will provide mentorship to junior engineers and influence key technical decisions critical to project success. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant fields and experience with hardware debugging, scripting languages, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Competitive benefits are offered in a collaborative, inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with significant technical importance projects.
• Deep understanding of PCIe protocols and standards.
• Strong experience with SoCs, including design and architecture knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design, validation, and architecture teams.
• Develop test program infrastructure with Best-Known methods.
• Initiate significant changes to existing processes and lead development.

Skills

Technical supervision or mentoring

Drive technical decisions independently

Hardware debugging and problem-solving

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in computer engineering, computer science, or electrical engineering

Tools

Perl

Ruby

Linux

Unix

Windows OS

Industry-standard validation tools

Job description

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:

This is a specialized engineering position responsible for Product Engineering program technical planning for next-generation AMD microprocessors. This individual serves as a critical technical point of contact to the business, design, platform validation and product engineering teams. We have competitive benefit packages and an award-winning culture. Join us!

THE PERSON:

You will provide technical supervision or mentoring to junior engineers and influence others as a subject matter expert. A successful candidate is one who can drive technical decisions independently, has accountability for accuracy, reliability and completeness of assignment results critical to the project’s success. This role allows the opportunity to influence technical decisions that have a significant impact on multiple products or the product line.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with design, validation, and architecture teams for content coverage, test pattern development, validation, and debugging
• Develop test program infrastructure incorporating latest Best‑Known methods
• Solves sophisticated, novel, and non-recurring problems; initiates significant changes to existing processes/ methods and leads development and implementation
• Identify and plan product improvement activities to reduce cost, improve yield and resolve quality issues

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with being responsible for projects or processes of significant technical importance and for results that cross engineering project areas
• Experience with scripting languages such as Perl, Ruby, shell script
• Proficient in Linux, Unix, or Windows OS
• Deep understanding of PCIe protocols and standards.
• Strong experience with SoCs, including design and architecture knowledge.
• Proficiency in hardware debugging and problem-solving.
• Familiarity with industry‑standard validation tools and environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in computer engineering or computer science or electrical engineering, or comparable disciplines.

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.