AI / ML DFT Project Lead

AMD; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

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Job summary

AMD is seeking an AI/ML Project Lead to define and drive AI-enabled capabilities for DFT/DFD design and verification. You will partner with CAD, design and software teams to translate engineering needs into deployable AI solutions and lead projects from concept to production deployment.

You will influence technical direction, architect agentic workflows, and ensure robust MLOps and software lifecycle practices across complex ASIC environments.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in DFT and/or DFD architecture for high-performance SoCs/IP.
• Proven leadership of cross-team engineering initiatives from definition to production.
• Hands-on experience deploying AI/ML applications in production environments.
• Familiar with agentic AI systems design, MCP, RAG and human oversight.
• Strong Python development and familiarity with AI/ML frameworks.
• Experience with software engineering practices: source control, testing, CI/CD.
• Knowledge of MLOps and data lifecycle practices.
• Proficiency with Perl, Tcl and shell scripting in ASIC/EDA contexts.
• Foundational digital logic and VLSI design knowledge.
• Ability to influence technical direction across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI/ML and agentic AI initiatives for DFT/DFD design and verification.
• Integrate AI agents with DFX flows, EDA tools and data sources.
• Develop AI-enabled models and intelligent automation for DFX challenges.
• Stay current with AI/ML advances and evaluate relevance to AMD needs.
• Architect workflows combining LLMs, domain knowledge and tools.
• Define evaluation methods, guardrails and production-grade processes.

Skills

DFT/DFD architecture

AI/ML production deployment

Python development

MLOps/DevOps practices

Perl/Tcl/Shell scripting

EDA tool integration

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Software architecture

Digital logic/VLSI basics

Education

BSEE, MSEE, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

CI/CD

Git

Job description

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At AMD, we believetechnology 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 AMDis shapingthefuture.

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ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT:

Central DFX (CDFX) is a centralized ASIC design organization within AMD Technology and Engineering, with teams across North America and Asia. CDFX develops and standardizes Design-for-Test (DFT) and Design-for-Debug (DFD) architectures, methodologies, implementation flows and CAD automation for high-performance and adaptive-compute products serving data center, embedded, gaming and PC markets.

THE ROLE:

We are seeking an AI/ML Project Lead who combines deep DFT design and methodology expertise with hands-on experience developing production-quality AI solutions and agentic engineering workflows. This technical leadership role will define and drive a portfolio of AI-enabled capabilities that improve the productivity, quality, scalability and predictability of DFX design and verification flows.

THE PERSON:

You will partner with DFT, DFD, CAD, design, verification and software engineering teams to identify high-value use cases, translate engineering knowledge into deployable solutions, and lead projects from concept and prototype through production deployment, adoption and sustained operation. The role requires strong technical judgment across semiconductor design, AI/ML, software architecture and program execution.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the strategy, roadmap and execution of AI/ML and agentic AI initiatives for DFT and DFD design, methodology, verification and debug workflows.
• Integrate AI agents and services with DFX design flows, EDA tools, repositories, specifications, regression systems and engineering data sources through secure, maintainable interfaces.
• Develop AI-enabled expert systems, predictive models and intelligent automation to address DFT challenges across IP, subsystem and SoC design environments.
• Maintain awareness of advancements in AI/ML, agentic systems and semiconductor design automation, and evaluate their relevance to AMD DFX needs.
• Identify and prioritize use cases based on measurable engineering value, technical feasibility, data readiness, deployment risk and opportunities for reuse across teams.
• Architect agentic workflows that combine large language models, domain knowledge, retrieval, tools, automation and human-in-the-loop controls to support complex engineering tasks.
• Establish evaluation methods, quality gates, guardrails, traceability and fallback mechanisms appropriate for production engineering workflows.
• Lead model and application deployment, monitoring, incident response, maintenance and continuous improvement using sound MLOps, DevOps and software lifecycle practices.
• Drive scalable DFT implementation and verification automation using Python, Perl, Tcl and shell scripting within complex ASIC design environments.
• Coordinate cross-functional project plans, dependencies, risks, milestones and technical decisions, and communicate progress clearly to engineering and leadership stakeholders.
• Mentor engineers, promote reusable architecture and coding practices, and build organizational capability in responsible AI-assisted engineering.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Extensive experience in DFT and/or DFD architecture, design, implementation, verification or methodology for high-performance SoCs and IP.
• Demonstrated technical leadership of complex, cross-team engineering initiatives from definition through production adoption.
• Hands-on experience developing and deploying AI/ML applications in production or enterprise engineering environments.
• Familiar with agentic AI systems design, including tool use, multi-agent/subagent systems, Model Context Protocol (MCP), workflow orchestration, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), structured outputs, evaluation and human oversight.
• Experience designing agentic AI systems, including tool use, workflow orchestration, retrieval-augmented generation, structured outputs, evaluation and human oversight.
• Strong Python development skills and experience with relevant AI/ML frameworks and libraries. Familiarity with scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow or equivalent technologies is desirable.
• Experience with software engineering and deployment practices such as source control, code review, automated testing, CI/CD, APIs, containers and observability.
• Knowledge of MLOps and data lifecycle practices, including data quality, model evaluation, versioning, monitoring and reproducibility.
• Proficiency with one or more ASIC/EDA automation languages, including Perl, Tcl and shell scripting.
• Strong foundation in digital logic, VLSI design and the interactions among test, power, timing, area, physical design and verification constraints.
• Proven ability to influence technical direction across organizational boundaries and convert ambiguous problems into executable project plans.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience integrating AI capabilities with EDA tools, semiconductor design flows or large-scale engineering automation environments.
• Experience with knowledge representation, engineering specifications, graph-based data, vector search or domain-specific retrieval systems.
• Familiarity with secure AI deployment, responsible AI practices, access controls, intellectual-property protection and auditability.
• Python development skills and hands-on development experience with relevant AI/ML frameworks and libraries such as Claude SDK / OpenAI SDK.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• BSEE, MSEE, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or an equivalent technical degree preferred.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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