Manager of Board & System Validation Engineering

AMD; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD is seeking a dedicated leader for its Board Validation engineering team in Austin, Texas. The successful candidate will manage team resources and ensure product validation, working across functions in fast-paced environments.

Strong communication and critical thinking skills are essential, as is experience within the Motherboard design and validation industry. Candidates with knowledge in Datacenter and AI technologies will be preferred. Join us at AMD and help shape the future of computing.

Qualifications

• Validated ability to lead and influence team dynamics.
• Experience inspiring change and delivering metrics.
• Proven ability in working across functions and geographies.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a Board Validation engineering team.
• Oversee feature enablement and validation of interfaces.
• Drive validation planning and execution towards breakthroughs.
• Mentor and guide a team of 7+ engineers.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Team-working skills

Critical thinking

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in related discipline

Job description

Overview

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING. At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career.

The Role

We are looking for a passionate, dedicated, and creative leader who will be responsible for managing, leading, and developing a Board Validation engineering team that is working with pre- and post-silicon hardware, software, and diagnostic teams to help ensure motherboard health for silicon success and rapid silicon validation of our products. Your team is responsible for…

The Person

Strong communication and team-working skills are essential, with a validated ability to lead and influence. Validated experience inspiring change and working across functions and geographies to deliver products to specific critical metrics. Critical thinking and experience working in dynamic environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Participating and playing critical role in resource prioritization and task planning
• Contributing to test plan design and establishing requirements
• Providing day-to-day oversight for the team, with specific responsibilities for the feature enablement and validation of interfaces as they relate to Data centers and AI
• While the team has technical leads for each portion, this is a technical role that requires broad system knowledge and the ability to drive technical issues to resolution
• Problem solving – the successful candidate loves debugging complex problems and has a track record of doing so
• Drive validation planning for each Product Board as well as execution towards program breakthroughs
• In partnership with other global validation leaders, identify, describe, and implement changes to our post-silicon validation methodologies to increase efficiency and product quality
• Develop strategic direction for validation automation based on team requirements
• Management of a team of 7+ engineers, including mentoring and providing technical guidance

Preferred Experience

• Prior, preferably recent, experience working within the Motherboard design and validation industry blending both engineering expertise with team leadership skills
• Knowledge of Datacenter and AI technologies is ideal
• Experience with automation and validation methodologies
• Experience with pre- or post-silicon Board verification/validation, power, and performance analysis

Academic Credentials

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in related discipline preferred

Location

Austin, TX

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance. AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. 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.