Data Center Systems Engineer
About The Position
The Data Center Platform Engineering Group (DPEG) is responsible for deploying, validating, and sustaining AMD’s most advanced CPU and GPU platforms inside large-scale data center environments. This team operates at the intersection of silicon, firmware, systems, and world infrastructure, ensuring platforms perform reliably under demanding workloads. As a Senior Systems Design Engineer, you will be a hands-on technical owner for platform deployment and availability in a live data center setting. You’ll work directly with cutting-edge GPU/CPU systems, diagnosing complex hardware, firmware, power, thermal, networking, and clustering issues that occur at scale. This role offers deep exposure to how next-generation compute platforms behave in production, close collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams and external partners, and the opportunity to drive continuous improvements that directly impact system reliability and uptime. This is an on-site, fast-paced environment where you will learn by solving real problems, influencing platform readiness, and working with highly experienced engineers across the hardware and software stack.
Requirements
- Self-driven systems thinker who enjoys owning complex technical problems from initial failure through root cause and resolution.
- Naturally curious, methodical in debugging approach, and comfortable navigating ambiguity in large, interconnected systems.
- Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Collaborate well across disciplines.
- Confident working with vendors and partners.
- Pride in driving issues to closure, improving processes along the way, and mentoring or guiding others when needed.
Nice To Haves
- Systems engineering experience supporting complex CPU, GPU, or SoC-based platforms
- Platform or system-level validation, bring-up, or design reliability experience
- Debugging expertise across BIOS, BMC, Linux, and hardware interfaces
- Familiarity with test automation and failure-analysis methodologies
- Experience working with OEM, ODM, or hardware vendors
- Knowledge of high-speed interconnects such as PCIe Gen5
- Hands-on experience using hardware lab equipment (e.g., scopes, programmers, system bring-up tools)
- Exposure to FPGA, CPLD, or firmware development environments
Responsibilities
- Manage platform deployment, availability, and stability for data center CPU/GPU systems
- Lead system-level debugging efforts involving hardware, firmware, Linux, networking, power, and thermal behavior
- Develop structured debug strategies, validation flows, and failure-analysis methodologies
- Track daily activities, prioritize issues, assign work, and monitor progress to resolution
- Collaborate with silicon, firmware, validation, networking, and operations teams to assess risks and requirements
- Execute hands-on laboratory validation to ensure systems operate as intended prior to and during deployment
- Partner with OEMs, ODMs, and vendors to resolve issues and improve platform reliability
- Drive continuous improvement in tools, processes, and platform readiness
Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
