Staff Product Development Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices; Penang; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Penang is searching for a hands-on Technical Engineer specializing in Datacenter Server SoC validation. Responsibilities include ensuring system stability, overseeing validation programs, and providing mentorship to junior engineers. Ideal candidates will possess over 10 years of relevant experience, a background in computer engineering, and strong communication skills. The role offers a unique opportunity to influence major technical decisions within the organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in SoC platform validation and debug.
• Ability to traverse and make decisions affecting the program.
• Must be a self-starting team player.

Responsibilities

• Oversee execution of sustaining programs for EPYC platforms.
• Align on regression plans for post-launched server products.
• Drive operational reviews for multiple swimlanes.

Skills

Experience with PC and server architecture

Understanding of modern x86 microprocessor architecture

Experience in managing platform validation programs

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Self-organizing and multitasking ability

Education

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

Tools

Linux

Windows

C/C++, Python, Perl

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:

Technical, hands‑on engineer with leadership qualities responsible for Datacenter Server SoC Post‑Silicon platform validation to ensure continuous healthiness and stability at the system level up through BIOS, system firmware, and OS levels for post‑launched AMD Server products. The individual will work with Customer Engineering, FW, Validation and SW teams to develop test plans, system configurations, execution plans, and debug of server CPU platform features and ingredients. This role is both breadth and depth at the server platform level.

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate will be capable of communicating problems, solutions, and project status up to the executive level. You will provide technical supervision or mentoring to junior engineers and influence others as a technical leader. You have the capability assuming the consultative or leadership responsibilities for large projects or product development initiatives, while dealing with internal and external groups on behalf of the group or project. This role allows the opportunity to influence technical decisions that have a significant impact on multiple products or the product line.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee execution of sustaining programs for EPYC platforms, including managing requests, scheduling validation activities, tracking dependencies and hardware requirements, and reporting.
• Work with multiple stakeholders in customer engineering and functional teams to align on sustaining regression plans for post launched server products.
• Report out and be the go‑to person for regression testing of AMD’s post launched server products.
• Drive closure of issues found with sense of urgency.
• Be adaptive and alert to coverage misses and work with stakeholders to incorporate tests cases to close gaps.
• Manage operations requirements of team such as HW resources.
• Drive operational reviews for the muiltiple swimlanes for the team.
• Able to traverse and make decisions at the macro level affecting the program and adapt by forgetting the past, managing the present and build the future, but also at micro level being hands on to debug and enable and set up servers by role modeling servant leadership.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with PC and server architecture and microprocessor cores
• Understanding of modern x86 microprocessor architecture and Server platform architecture is highly desired.
• Experience in managing programs with platform validation programs is preferred.
• Experience developing validation methodologies and infrastructure.
• Test plan and test development experience
• Working knowledge of Server OSes (Linux, Windows)
• Familiarity with programming / scripting language (C/C++, Python, Perl, ...) is added advantage.
• Must be a self‑starting team player with excellent communication skills who can work with minimal guidance
• Forward thinker that drives improvement todevelopment process, automation architecture and fosters a spirit of innovation and continuous improvement
• A passion for building teams and solving tough problems will be a added advantage.
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills
• Self‑organizing and the ability multitask based on priorities.
• Experience leading teams either directly or indirectly in any capacity.
• 10+ years of experience in SoC platform validation and debug.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelors 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.

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

This posting is for an existing vacancy.