Product Development Engineering Manager

Advanced Micro Devices; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in Singapore is looking for a Technical Lead to oversee System Level Test (SLT) development. With a focus on quality and cost efficiency, you'll manage a team while collaborating with various departments to ensure product excellence. Ideal candidates will have over 12 years of experience, strong leadership skills, and a background in programming. This role offers a chance to innovate in a dynamic environment as part of a robust engineering team.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Over 12 years of relevant experience preferred, with over 5 years in a management role.
• Experience with Test, Characterization, and Platform Engineering.
• Demonstrated object-oriented programming experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of System Level Test solutions.
• Collaborate with teams on SLT coverage and characterization requirements.
• Drive unit-cost reductions and quality improvements.

Skills

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering/Computer Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering/Computer Engineering

Tools

Python

Java

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

We are a results‑driven Central Engineering team delivering System Level Test (SLT) solutions for high‑performance computing and visualization products. As technical lead & team manager, you will drive End‑to‑End SLT solutions from NPI to Sustaining, tackling complex issues related to product performance, cost, quality, and yield while growing & developing the team for efficiency & impact. Collaboration with global Design, Firmware, Diagnostics, Tools, Quality, Validation, and Central teams is essential. The candidate should have experience with CPU, GPU, system architectures, and possess strong people, communication & stakeholder management skills. Test & characterization, Programming & automation/AI assisted skills & experience preferred.

THE PERSON

• A creative innovator who loves technical problem solving with the ability to comprehend big‑picture strategies while undertaking detail‑oriented tasks.
• A technical leader with solid team management, people engagement and leadership skills with a penchant for the technical subject matter.
• An effective collaborator who works comfortably in cross‑functional teams to deliver on product goals and team commitments.
• A strong communicator with good stakeholder management skills who can interface well with internal and external stakeholders across multiple organizations and organizational levels.
• An independent, resourceful and self‑driven learner who can independently acquire new skills required for the job.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. New product introduction & Sustaining:
   • Lead efforts in developing System Level Test (SLT) solutions within the stipulated cost, quality, yield and organizational strategic constraints.
   • Collaborate with Design, Validation, Platform Engineering, Diagnostic and Tools teams to determine SLT coverage, content, characterization requirements and root‑cause resolution for SLT device failures.
   • Lead efforts in the New Product Introduction phase to validate new product features, test conditions, test methodologies and test content. Drive quality & margin improvement in the Sustaining phase.
   • Lead bounding box performance characterization efforts and innovation.
2. Product health and cost target attainment:
   • Drive yield and quality improvement activities through data analysis, debug, root‑cause and implementation into production.
   • Drive unit‑cost reductions through Test‑Time reduction and content optimization methodologies.
3. Technical leadership & team management:
   • Lead efforts in defining and developing SLT equipment, software infrastructure and test content within required product timelines and quality goals.
   • Manage resources for agility, focus and execution efficiency to deliver outcomes/results aligned to organization goals.
   • Develop, coach and mentor team engineers for technology readiness & performance.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Preferred > 12 years of relevant experience, >5 years in a team management role.
• Technical and specialized knowledge in Test, Characterization, Platform Engineering areas such as OS kernel, Driver, BIOS firmware development, Diagnostics or System Debug with semiconductor industry experience in product development for computing/graphics SOCs.
• Demonstrated object‑oriented programming experience in scripting and/or programming languages such as Python and Java.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering/Computer Engineering with preferred > 15 years of relevant experience.
• Master’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering/Computer Engineering.

LOCATION

Singapore

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.