AI/HPC Data Center Lab Program Lead

AMD; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD seeks a Program Lead for the Data Center Platform Engineering Group in Austin. Drive end-to-end program execution for AI/HPC Lab initiatives, translating requirements into daily priorities and providing decisive leadership to ensure high‑quality delivery.

You will collaborate with platform leads, chief engineers, and lab engineers, overseeing bring‑up, validation, and automated testing in CI/CD workflows. Strong communication and hands-on leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading technical programs or engineering teams in a data center, HPC, or GPU lab environment.
• Strong understanding of hardware bring-up, silicon validation, and pre-production platform deployment.
• Ability to interpret program requirements into clear daily priorities for engineering teams.
• Experience interfacing with cross-functional stakeholders including platform leads, chief engineers, and program managers.
• Knowledge of in-lab infrastructure including test benches, system administration, and fault detection/management.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, Ansible) and managed ticketing systems.
• Knowledge of computer hardware (GPU, CPU/APU, memory, PCIe, bus logic) and software architecture (driver/BIOS).
• Strong communication and documentation skills; able to convey status, risks, and decisions to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to work with minimal supervision and drive tasks to completion in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Own program execution as the primary metric—track, report, and drive daily progress against milestones and deliverables.
• Translate incoming requirements into actionable daily priorities for the lab team and adjust focus as needed.
• Provide leadership and direction to lab engineers and cross‑function contributors to meet daily execution goals.
• Manage requirements intake—clarify and decompose program requirements into executable tasks.
• Coordinate new program deployments with the on‑site Program PM for smooth ramp-up and readiness.
• Drive triage and resolution for system, firmware, and software issues during bring‑up and validation.
• Maintain visibility into lab health, system availability, and execution blockers; elevate risks.
• Facilitate communication between DPEG leads, chief engineers, and lab engineers on priorities and dependencies.
• Integrate and oversee automated testing within CI/CD environments to support validation.
• Manage and report in a ticketing system with clear statuses and resolutions.

Skills

Program Leadership

Hardware Bring-Up

CI/CD

Cross-Functional

GPU/CPU hardware

Jenkins

Ansible

System Architecture

Tools

Jenkins

Ansible

Job description

AMD seeks a Program Lead for the Data Center Platform Engineering Group in Austin. Drive end-to-end program execution for AI/HPC Lab initiatives, translating requirements into daily priorities and providing decisive leadership to ensure high‑quality delivery.

You will collaborate with platform leads, chief engineers, and lab engineers, overseeing bring‑up, validation, and automated testing in CI/CD workflows. Strong communication and hands-on leadership are essential.