Senior Technical Program Manager

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Secaucus, NJ

About The Position

The posting describes a Product Development Engineer, Product Operations role in AMD’s Datacenter Platform Engineering Group, focused on developing and launching datacenter hardware, including server and rack systems. The role coordinates design, materials planning, manufacturing, and quality activities across the product development lifecycle to help ensure products meet design standards, quality targets, and production timelines. The position leads new product introduction activities from development through manufacturing ramp-up. It includes reviewing designs and manufacturing documentation, coordinating project schedules and readiness milestones, leading technical and cross-functional reviews, overseeing prototype and first article builds, managing engineering changes, validating assembly instructions, and supporting quality and on-time delivery into volume production. The listed locations are Secaucus, New Jersey, and Austin, Texas. The role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Requirements

At least 1 year of relevant industry experience in product development engineering or a closely related hardware engineering role, including work with design and manufacturing processes for complex hardware products such as datacenter systems or servers.
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to lead meetings, coordinate across teams, and drive projects to completion in a timely manner.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience guiding products from concept through development and production.
Knowledge of physical design (PD) methodologies for hardware or systems.
Familiarity with server architectures or rack-level hardware systems and their components.
Ability to conduct Design for Manufacturability (DFM) reviews and optimize designs for efficient manufacturing.
Experience managing Engineering Change Order (ECO) processes and implementing design updates in a production environment.
Understanding of printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) manufacturing processes and best practices.
Strong documentation skills, including experience creating and maintaining engineering documentation and Bills of Materials (BOM).
Ability to interpret and review engineering drawings, schematics, and specifications for design accuracy and manufacturability.
Hands-on experience in a manufacturing or factory environment, particularly in a fast-paced NPI setting, with a history of launching new hardware products.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with Engineering Design, Materials, Rack/Server Systems Program Management, and other teams to align design, materials planning, manufacturing, and quality efforts throughout product development.
Review design specifications, CAD drawings, and documentation for compliance with design criteria, industry standards, and manufacturing capabilities.
Lead Design for Manufacturability (DFM) reviews to optimize products for efficient, high-quality production.
Develop and maintain project schedules and readiness timelines for on-time new product introductions.
Communicate project status and readiness milestones to customer program management teams and internal stakeholders.
Drive new product introduction processes by facilitating cross-functional problem-solving meetings with Design, Manufacturing, Test, and Quality Engineering teams.
Identify and resolve design or production issues to support product launch and ramp-up.
Establish and lead development review meetings, coordinate design changes, and provide guidance and feedback on design feasibility and alignment with manufacturing capabilities.
Oversee first article builds and First Article Inspections (FAI), document requirements, analyze initial build results, and implement improvements to validate design and manufacturing readiness.
Coordinate engineering rework and change orders during the transition to volume production.
Manage Engineering Change Order (ECO) processes to incorporate design updates or fixes while minimizing production schedule impacts.
Validate and approve production assembly instructions, including labeling and work instructions, and ensure assembly processes are documented and optimized.
Work with quality and production teams to ensure products meet customer specifications and quality standards and are delivered on schedule.
Support ramp-up of new server and rack systems into high-volume production.