Product Development and Analytic Technical Lead

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Austin, TX

29d•Onsite

About The Position

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: This is a lead engineering position responsible for Product Engineering program technical planning for next-generation AMD microprocessors. This individual serves as a critical technical point of contact to the business, design, platform validation and product engineering teams. We have competitive benefit packages and an award-winning culture. THE PERSON: The ideal candidate will be capable of communicating problems, solutions, and project status up to the executive level. You will provide technical supervision or mentoring to junior engineers and influence others as a technical leader. You have the capability assuming the consultative or leadership responsibilities for large projects or product development initiatives, while dealing with internal and external groups on behalf of the group or project. This role allows the opportunity to influence technical decisions that have a significant impact on multiple products or the product line.

Requirements

Hands‑on experience with semiconductor fab manufacturing processes, statistical process control, and end‑to‑end manufacturing/test flows
Strong understanding of device physics and interactions with manufacturing process modules
Proven expertise in yield analysis, yield ramp, and yield improvement methodologies
Experience correlating fab parametric (inline metrology, electrical-test data) to yield
Working knowledge of failure analysis, root cause identification, and corrective actions
Experience supporting reliability stress testing and qualification activities
Strong ability to analyze and interpret large fab datasets (inline, parametric, test, yield)
Proficiency in scripting/automation (Python, Perl, or similar)
Experience with statistical data analysis tools such as JMP, MATLAB, or equivalent
Ability to build dashboards and automated reports to support data‑driven decisions
Ability to work cross‑functionally with Process Integration, Device, Design, Test, Manufacturing, and foundry teams
Experience leading cross-functional teams in debug efforts to resolve yield, performance, and reliability issues
Strong communication skills to clearly present complex technical data to broad range of audiences: junior engineers to executive leadership
Self‑driven with strong ownership, accountability, and structured problem‑solving

Nice To Haves

Proven experience in the semiconductor industry
Demonstrated impact in manufacturing, yield, and/or reliability roles
Experience serving as a technical interface to foundries and internal stakeholders (POR/CIP optimization)
Experience building reusable analytics pipelines (SQL, Snowflake, Power BI, Dataiku, Tableau, Spotfire)
Demonstrated technical leadership or mentorship of junior engineers

Responsibilities

Technical Qualifications (Fab / Device / Yield)
Hands‑on experience with semiconductor fab manufacturing processes, statistical process control, and end‑to‑end manufacturing/test flows
Strong understanding of device physics and interactions with manufacturing process modules
Proven expertise in yield analysis, yield ramp, and yield improvement methodologies
Experience correlating fab parametric (inline metrology, electrical-test data) to yield
Working knowledge of failure analysis, root cause identification, and corrective actions
Experience supporting reliability stress testing and qualification activities
Data & Automation Skills
Strong ability to analyze and interpret large fab datasets (inline, parametric, test, yield)
Proficiency in scripting/automation (Python, Perl, or similar)
Experience with statistical data analysis tools such as JMP, MATLAB, or equivalent
Ability to build dashboards and automated reports to support data‑driven decisions
Collaboration & Leadership Behaviors
Ability to work cross‑functionally with Process Integration, Device, Design, Test, Manufacturing, and foundry teams
Experience leading cross-functional teams in debug efforts to resolve yield, performance, and reliability issues
Strong communication skills to clearly present complex technical data to broad range of audiences: junior engineers to executive leadership
Self‑driven with strong ownership, accountability, and structured problem‑solving