Hands-on Lab Hardware Engineer

AMD; Secaucus (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD seeks a hands-on professional to support and maintain our development lab environment in Secaucus, NJ. You will ensure lab systems, hardware, and infrastructure are fully operational and accessible to engineering teams, providing day-to-day technical support and coordinating with IT and engineering to resolve issues.

You will manage lab setup, inventory, and the full lifecycle of lab systems—from configuration to refresh and decommissioning—enabling developer productivity and remote access

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with computer hardware or technical lab environments.
• Experience assembling PC systems and OS imaging, networking basics, BIOS flashing and hardware troubleshooting.
• Experience maintaining large system farms and using remote access solutions.
• Experience managing file servers or storage systems.
• Experience using hardware inventory or asset management tools.
• Basic Linux system administration experience (bash, ssh, command line tools).
• SQL/database knowledge is a plus.
• Scripting and Python knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide first line troubleshooting for modern PCs, Windows systems, GPUs, drivers, peripherals, and common lab setup issues.
• Support remote developers by performing configuration changes in the lab, such as swapping hardware, updating BIOS settings, re-imaging systems, and validating connectivity.
• Triage issues, document symptoms and steps taken, and escalate effectively to IT, vendors, or engineering owners when needed.
• Set up, organize, and maintain the debug labs including physical layout planning, labeling, and standards for cleanliness and safety.
• Establish and document lab operating procedures, including check-in/check-out, access rules, escalation paths, and how to request support.
• Support office relocation activities for lab spaces, including planning, packing, moving coordination, and bringing systems back online quickly.
• Create and maintain an inventory system for lab assets such as desktops, servers, GPUs, capture cards, peripherals, test equipment, and cables.
• Track ownership, location, status, RMA, and lifecycle of each asset.
• Run periodic audits and reconcile gaps, missing items, and end-of-life equipment.
• Compare current lab systems against the latest relevant test and development platforms and recommend refresh plans based on developer needs, cost effectiveness and market trends.
• Work with IT to ensure lab systems meet security and compliance requirements and are correctly imaged, patched, and enrolled where required.
• Coordinate network, storage, access control, and remote access solutions so developers can use lab resources reliably.

Skills

Hardware hands-on

PC assembly

OS imaging

BIOS flashing

Hardware troubleshooting

Networking basics

Server farms

Remote access

Storage management

Asset management

Linux basics

SQL basics

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT

Job description

AMD seeks a hands-on professional to support and maintain our development lab environment in Secaucus, NJ. You will ensure lab systems, hardware, and infrastructure are fully operational and accessible to engineering teams, providing day-to-day technical support and coordinating with IT and engineering to resolve issues.

You will manage lab setup, inventory, and the full lifecycle of lab systems—from configuration to refresh and decommissioning—enabling developer productivity and remote access