Foundry Technology & Product Optimization Lead

Advanced Micro Devices; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in Austin, TX is seeking an experienced semiconductor technology professional to lead process technology planning and optimization for Semi-Custom products, spanning from pre-silicon development to high-volume production. You will bridge foundry partners, internal teams, and customers to identify opportunities and resolve complex challenges.

Ideal candidates will have strong device physics knowledge, yield engineering expertise, and proven program management skills

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Applied Physics, Semiconductor Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Strong knowledge of device physics and yield engineering.
• Experience leading semiconductor new product introduction from pre-silicon through high-volume manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Define expectations for foundry capabilities and process roadmaps to meet product requirements.
• Lead NPI and product development for Semi-Custom products from pre-silicon through high-volume production and sustaining.
• Own and manage foundry technology execution across key product-development milestones.
• Perform wafer-level modeling to optimize wafer layouts, scribe configurations, die utilization, and product cost.
• Evaluate device best-known methods and drive their implementation across applicable products.
• Monitor process targeting and optimization to achieve product power, performance, area, yield, reliability, and cost objectives.
• Lead root-cause analysis and continuous process improvements related to yield, reliability, and manufacturing performance.
• Serve as the technical interface among internal functional teams, foundry partners, and external customers.
• Communicate technical risks, tradeoffs, recommendations, and progress clearly to stakeholders and leadership.

Skills

Device physics

Yield engineering

Program leadership

Data analysis

AI-enabled analytics

Education

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in Austin, TX is seeking an experienced semiconductor technology professional to lead process technology planning and optimization for Semi-Custom products, spanning from pre-silicon development to high-volume production. You will bridge foundry partners, internal teams, and customers to identify opportunities and resolve complex challenges.

Ideal candidates will have strong device physics knowledge, yield engineering expertise, and proven program management skills