Section Manager, Product Development Engineering

AMD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company in Singapore seeks an experienced technical lead for their Central Engineering team. This role involves managing System Level Test solutions for high-performance computing products, taking charge of end-to-end processes from NPI to sustaining. Key responsibilities include collaboration with cross-functional teams, driving quality improvements, and managing resources. Required qualifications include at least 10 years in semiconductor testing and strong programming skills in Python and Java. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills are essential.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of relevant experience in semiconductor industry.
• Strong knowledge in Testing, Characterization, and Platform Engineering.
• Experience with CPU, GPU, and system architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts in developing System Level Test (SLT) solutions.
• Collaborate with teams to determine SLT coverage and requirements.
• Drive yield and quality improvement activities.

Skills

Technical problem solving

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

People engagement

Collaboration

Tools

Python

Java

Job description

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 lead with 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:

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

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.

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:

• At least 10 years of relevant experience
• 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