Advanced Packaging Technologist (Mechanical Modeling)

AMD; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

AMD is seeking a Package-centric Mechanical Modeling Architect in Austin, TX. You will define architectures using model-based decisions, guiding package/board-level design and STCO across silicon, package, board and platform.

The ideal candidate leads with autonomy, partners across mechanical, thermal, optical and manufacturing teams, and influences roadmaps for data center platforms with a deep background in PCB tech, FEA, and multi-physics modeling.

Qualifications

• Model-based architecture & design decisions for advanced package technologies.
• Strong background in PCB technologies, high-layer-count designs and warpage control.
• Solid foundation in Mechanics, Fracture, Materials, Design & FEA with physics-based trade-offs.
• Experience guiding SMT processes, connectors and mechanical assembly strategies.
• Experience integrating electro-thermal and electro-optical technologies with modeling.

Responsibilities

• Drive model-based architecture and design decisions for development and qualification of advanced package technologies, including materials, stack-ups, high-layer-count designs, stiffness control and SMT & manufacturability considerations.
• Develop and maintain mechanical and multi-physics models (structural, thermo-mechanical, electro-thermal and electro-optical) & drive validation strategies with labs to enable STCO.
• Partner with manufacturing and operations to define, optimize, and scale SMT and mechanical assembly processes and tolerances.
• Engage with PCB suppliers, EMS partners, and vendors to align material properties and modeling assumptions.
• Define targets and strategic direction for mechanical and package technology development and influence product roadmaps.
• Serve as a mechanical & multi-physics SME for package and board-level architectures with a focus on data center platforms.

Skills

Model-based architecture

Mechanical & multi-physics modeling

FEA

Materials knowledge

Design & analysis

Education

MS or PhD in Engineering or Physics

Job description

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At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world's most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future.

Whether you're designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger - technology that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we'll advance your career.

THE ROLE:

In this role, you will serve as a Package-centric Mechanical Modeling Architect responsible for defining and driving next-generation packaging-platform architectures through rigorous, model-based decision making and System-Technology Co-Optimization (STCO). You will develop, validate, and apply mechanical and multi-physics models to guide package/board-level architecture, technology selection and integration of electro-thermal and electro-optical capabilities across package, board, and cooling solutions.

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate is a self-directed technical leader who operates with a high degree of autonomy, communicates with clarity, and collaborates effectively across silicon, package, board, thermal, optical, mechanical, manufacturing, and system architecture teams. You are comfortable owning both the modeling rigor and experimental grounding required for advanced package architecture & design decisions and influence product and platform roadmaps for data center and high-performance computing systems.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Drive model-based architecture and design decisions for development and qualification of advanced package technologies, including materials, stack-ups, high-layer-count designs, stiffness control and SMT & manufacturability considerations.
• Develop and maintain mechanical and multi-physics models (structural, thermo-mechanical, electro-thermal and electro-optical) & drive validation strategies partnering with internal and external labs as required to enable STCO across silicon, package, board and platform.
• Partner with manufacturing and operations to define, optimize, and scale SMT and mechanical assembly processes, including component attach, solder joint reliability, assembly tolerances, yield, and connector strategies.
• Engage with PCB suppliers, EMS partners, and component vendors to align material properties, process capabilities, and modeling assumptions with architecture and STCO needs.
• Define targets and strategic direction for mechanical and package technology development, assess technology readiness, and influence product roadmaps.
• Serve as a mechanical & multi-physics subject-matter expert for package and board-level architectures with a primary focus on data center platforms.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Demonstrated experience owning model-based architecture & design decisions, supported by board-, package-, and system-level mechanical and multi-physics modeling, characterization and validation.
• Strong background in advanced PCB technologies, including materials, high-layer-count designs, warpage and stiffness control, and assembly constraints.
• Solid foundation in Mechanics, Fracture, Materials, Design & FEA with the ability to apply first-principles understanding to multi-physics package-and-system-level design & assembly trade-offs.
• Experience influencing SMT processes, connectors, and mechanical assembly strategies from an architecture and modeling perspective.
• Experience integrating electro-thermal and electro-optical technologies at the board and package level, informed by modeling and experimental correlation.
• Proven relevant industry or research experience with increasing responsibility in modeling-driven system or platform architecture roles.
• Track record of influencing experimental test plans and correlating simulation with physical test data (e.g., DOE design, instrumentation selection, or lab collaboration for model validation).
• Experience guiding or leading failure analysis investigations, translating FA/root-cause findings into design rules or model updates.
• Familiarity with AI/ML-based engineering workflows, such as surrogate/reduced-order modeling, automated optimization pipelines, or ML-assisted anomaly/failure detection applied to physics-based data.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

MS or PhD in relevant Engineering disciplines or physics.

LOCATION:

Austin, Texas

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship

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