Senior Data Center Validation & Test Engineer

AMD; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD's Data Center Accelerated Computing team seeks an experienced Test Engineer to develop manufacturing test solutions for GPU-based AI/ML/HPC products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams at a manufacturing site to deliver scalable test strategies, automation, validation infrastructure, and product improvements.

The ideal candidate has strong data center test and hardware validation experience, Linux expertise, and a passion for debugging across hardware and software domains.

Qualifications

• Proven experience developing and supporting manufacturing test programs for board or system-level products.
• Strong data center system test, hardware validation, and debug experience.
• Proficiency with Python programming and Bash or shell scripting.
• Experience developing test patterns, vectors, timing, diagnostics, or related manufacturing test content.
• Experience debugging issues across hardware, software, device, and manufacturing domains.
• Strong working knowledge of Linux or UNIX operating systems.
• Solid knowledge of IPMI, PCIe, BMC, and thermal solutions.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Perl or Ruby.
• Programming experience with C, C++, C#, or Java.
• Experience with version-control systems such as Git, SVN, CVS, or RCS.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies, Scrum/Kanban; Scrum Master/Product Owner a plus.
• Collaborate effectively with geographically distributed teams.
• Excellent communication, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience driving manufacturing yield, quality, cost, or test-efficiency improvements.
• Relevant board-, system-, or platform-level test engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop manufacturing test strategies for new product features, including test fixture design and qualification.
• Define scalable hardware test solutions and manufacturing processes.
• Provide Design for Testability (DFT) recommendations during designs.
• Develop test content, diagnostic tools, and automation using Python and scripting languages.
• Contribute to automated diagnostic generation and validation infrastructure.
• Debug complex hardware, software, device, and manufacturing issues during product builds.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to improve yield and reduce costs.
• Evaluate and introduce new manufacturing test technologies, tools, and methodologies.
• Lead the resolution of complex technical problems and improve existing processes.
• Build and maintain relationships across distributed Product Engineering, Design, Validation, and Manufacturing teams.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers as needed.

Skills

Python scripting

Shell scripting

Linux

Debugging

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering

Tools

Git

IPMI

PCIe

BMC

Unix/Linux

Job description

AMD's Data Center Accelerated Computing team seeks an experienced Test Engineer to develop manufacturing test solutions for GPU-based AI/ML/HPC products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams at a manufacturing site to deliver scalable test strategies, automation, validation infrastructure, and product improvements.

The ideal candidate has strong data center test and hardware validation experience, Linux expertise, and a passion for debugging across hardware and software domains.