MTS Hardware Development Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Secaucus, NJ

7d•Onsite

About The Position

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD. At AMD, we believe technology can change lives for the better. It can heal us, entertain us, and make us more connected, productive, and understanding of the world around us. And we’re looking for talent who feel the same: people who want to leave the planet better than they found it, those who don’t shy away from humanity’s challenges but are determined to help solve them. AMD is powering the next generation of supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or creating go-to-market plans, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward.

Requirements

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
Three (3) years of experience in job offered or in a closely related engineering role.
Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and five (5) years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in job offered or in a closely related engineering role.
Complete thermal design and validation cycle of HPC, AI, and storage servers
Conducting system-level thermal simulations to evaluate chassis airflow distribution to identify thermal bottlenecks and optimize component thermal performance
Defining and executing thermal test plans
Designing and developing custom heat sinks and cold plates
Selecting thermal interface materials (TIMs) to meet cooling demands of high-power CPUs and GPUs
Validation of heat sink and fan designs

Responsibilities

Support engineering team by loading, testing, and validating thermal solutions for rack mount servers.
Recommend design changes and optimize configurations.
Systematic use simulation early in the design process to prevent failure modes in products and assist in problem resolution.
Troubleshoot thermal and airflow issues in new and existing product lines.
Work with the engineering team to optimize thermal performance of servers using empirical data and bench test methods.
Optimize airflow speed, volume, and flow paths to meet customer and components requirements.
Support custom engineering projects that require hands-on ability to interconnect complex server systems.
Use analytical tools to determine root cause and design changes required to remedy premature failures.
Produce thermal reports from experimental data and test/modeling benchmarks.
Create manufacturing feasible new product concepts by applying engineering principles and analytical techniques.
Development of CFD and thermal simulation methods and the integration into existing/emerging engineering development processes.
Utilize knowledge of mechanics, heat transfer, and computational fluid dynamics, as well as knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles.
Apply knowledge of engineering principles, best practices, and technologies to the design, development, and testing of various company proprietary products.