Staff Foundry Technology & Product Optimization Engineer

AMD; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD's Foundry Technology & Product Optimization team is seeking a senior process technology planner to lead optimization for Semi-Custom products from pre-silicon through volume production. You will coordinate with internal engineering, foundry partners, and customers to deliver reliable, cost-effective technologies for AMD's product roadmap.

You will apply deep device physics knowledge, analytical thinking, and data-driven decision making to drive yield, reliability, and performance

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a technical field.
• Visa sponsorship not available.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Semiconductor device physics

Yield engineering

Program management

Data analysis

AI-enabled tooling

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Applied Physics, Semiconductor Engineering, or related field

Tools

Python

MATLAB

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. 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

AMD's Foundry Technology & Product Optimization (TPO) team is responsible for defining and executing AMD's process technology strategy-from pre-silicon development through high-volume production. The team delivers predictable, flexible, competitive, reliable, and cost-effective foundry technologies that enable AMD's product and business objectives. In this role, you will lead process technology planning and optimization for Semi-Custom products across power, performance, area, yield, reliability, and cost. You will serve as a technical bridge among foundry partners, internal engineering teams, and customers, helping identify opportunities, resolve complex technical challenges, and ensure successful product execution from new product introduction through volume manufacturing.

THE PERSON

You are an experienced semiconductor technology professional with strong knowledge of device physics, yield engineering, and advanced process technologies. You combine technical depth with strong program leadership, analytical thinking, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams and external partners. You are detail-oriented, adaptable, and comfortable using data and AI-enabled tools to identify trends, support decisions, and drive continuous improvement.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Define expectations for foundry capabilities and process roadmaps to meet product requirements.
• Lead new product introduction and product development for Semi-Custom products from pre-silicon development 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.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Strong technical expertise in semiconductor device physics and yield engineering.
• Experience leading semiconductor new product introduction from pre-silicon development through high-volume manufacturing.
• Knowledge of advanced process integration, including FinFET technologies; experience with Gate-All-Around (GAA) technologies is a plus.
• Experience with wafer-level modeling, layout optimization, die utilization, process targeting, and cost improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate complex yield or reliability challenges and drive root-cause resolution.
• Strong technical program management skills with experience coordinating cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Proficiency in data analysis; experience using AI-enabled analytical tools is an asset.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to learn and adapt in a fast-paced technical environment.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Applied Physics, Semiconductor Engineering, or a related technical field.
• This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance .

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