Hardware Test Engineer

AMD; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD is seeking an organized, hands-on Lab Operations professional to own and optimize the test lab environment in Austin. You will manage day-to-day lab operations, ensure safety, maintain equipment, and support engineering through proper setups and asset control.

You’ll coordinate calibration, track inventory, and enable rapid hardware and software validation with reliable processes. Join AMD to advance our test capabilities and product bring-up.

Qualifications

• Experience in hardware or system test environments, preferably within semiconductors, embedded systems, or electronics manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience with common lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, DMMs, protocol analyzers, and signal generators.
• Demonstrated experience managing lab infrastructure and inventory, including asset tracking tools and basic procurement workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day test lab operations, including access control, safety practices, housekeeping, and maintenance.
• Configure and maintain lab workstations, benches, racks, and test setups for hardware and/or software validation.
• Coordinate calibration, repair, and preventive maintenance for lab equipment and instrumentation.
• Maintain accurate inventory of boards, components, fixtures, instruments, and consumables using an asset-tracking system.
• Provide hands-on support for board bring-up, system integration.

Skills

Lab infrastructure management

Inventory management

Procurement workflows

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Power supplies

DMMs

Protocol analyzers

Signal generators

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

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.

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

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

You will own and manage our test lab environment, ensuring it is safe, efficient, and optimized for rapid hardware and/or software validation. This includes day-to-day lab management, equipment and tool administration, and inventory control for test assets, boards, components, and instrumentation. You will work closely with engineering teams to support product bring-up, validation, and ongoing test activities, making sure they have the right equipment, setups, and processes to execute high-quality testing on schedule.

THE PERSON

You are enthusiastic, hands-on, and highly motivated by solving practical engineering problems in a lab environment. You enjoy pushing the limits of the lab’s capabilities—finding creative, resourceful ways to extend existing tools, automate repetitive tasks, and improve throughput and reliability. You are organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable juggling multiple priorities, while still maintaining rigorous standards for safety, documentation, and quality. You collaborate well with design, validation, and operations teams, and you communicate clearly about constraints, risks, and needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lab Management & Operations
  • Own day-to-day test lab operations, including access control, safety practices, housekeeping, and maintenance.
  • Configure and maintain lab workstations, benches, racks, and test setups for hardware and/or software validation.
  • Coordinate calibration, repair, and preventive maintenance for lab equipment and instrumentation.
• Inventory & Asset Management
  • Maintain accurate inventory of boards, components, fixtures, instruments, and consumables using an asset-tracking system.
  • Implement and enforce processes for check-in/check-out of lab assets and test equipment.
  • Manage ordering, receiving, labeling, and storage of test hardware, cables, connectors, and other materials.
  • Track usage and lifecycle of key assets to support capacity planning and budget recommendations.
• Support for Engineering Teams
  • Provide hands-on support for board bring-up, system integration
• Documentation & Process Improvement
  • Create and maintain lab documentation, including equipment lists
  • Shipment of inventory between sites.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a hardware or system test environment, ideally within semiconductors, embedded systems, or electronics manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience with common lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, DMMs, protocol analyzers, and signal generators.
• Demonstrated experience managing lab infrastructure and inventory, including asset tracking tools and basic procurement workflows.
• Experience working in cross-functional engineering teams and supporting multiple stakeholders with competing priorities.
• Knowledge of ESD handling, lab safety standards, and best practices for handling sensitive electronic components.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.