Rack Cost Manager

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Austin, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

AMD is seeking an experienced cost engineering professional to own and drive end-to-end rack-level cost modeling, forecasting, and optimization—from early design concepts through production ramp. This role is critical to ensuring AMD delivers competitive, high-confidence cost structures for datacenter rack and infrastructure products. The person in this role will have direct visibility to the Executive Team and will draw upon their deep expertise in datacenter architecture, financial cost modeling, and cross-functional collaboration to bring best-in-class rack products to market at optimal cost and margin.

Requirements

Strong understanding of datacenter, pod, and rack architecture designs, business considerations, and the competitive landscape.
Proficiency in rack financial cost modeling, including knowledge of key rack components and their functions.
Proficiency in SQL and database technologies.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power BI, with experience using Copilot, Claude, and other AI tools.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, business, or a related field, with 10+ years of relevant industry experience.

Nice To Haves

Proven experience in cost engineering, product engineering, or program management of complex datacenter or infrastructure products.
Experience managing large, complex, and high-impact engineering or business projects.
Experienced working with diverse matrix organizations and virtual teams.
Exposure to datacenter design, rack integration, manufacturing, or supply chain operations.
Experience with program management tools and processes.
Proven communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

Translate high-level rack designs and bills of materials (BOMs) into high-confidence, component-level rack cost models using supplier quotes, estimates, and appropriate proxies.
Develop, maintain, and continuously improve rack component cost systems and tools that deliver accurate, data-rich cost forecasts for AMD business planning and return-on-investment analysis.
Design and execute data analysis tools and methods to identify correlations, trends, and discrepancies that improve the accuracy and efficiency of rack cost models.
Collaborate with Rack / Datacenter Design Architects to forecast costs and influence new product designs and business plans through design-for-cost (DFC) principles.
Partner with Procurement to update and forecast rack-level component costs for current and future designs, using version control to document all updates and changes.
Organize product phase-gate reviews with Engineering, Finance, and Business Units through the NPI phase of rack products.
Identify and drive key cost improvement projects via cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
Replicate and synergize best practices across business units and product lines.