Sr. System/Test Validation Engineer
About The Position
AMD’s Product Development Engineering team is seeking an experienced Test Engineer to support our Data Center Accelerated Computing products. In this role, you will develop and deploy manufacturing test solutions for industry-leading GPUs used in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and High-Performance Computing (HPC) applications. Working at our manufacturing site, you will collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams and manufacturing partners to deliver scalable test strategies, automation, validation infrastructure, and product improvements. Your contributions will directly impact product quality, manufacturing yield, cost, and production efficiency.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Experience developing and supporting manufacturing test programs for board- or system-level products.
- Strong data center system test, hardware validation, and debug experience.
- Proficiency with Python programming and Bash or shell scripting.
- Experience developing test patterns, vectors, timing, diagnostics, or related manufacturing test content.
- Experience debugging issues across hardware, software, device, and manufacturing domains.
- Strong working knowledge of Linux or UNIX operating systems.
- Solid knowledge of IPMI, PCIe, BMC, and thermal solutions.
- Experience with additional scripting languages such as Perl or Ruby.
- Programming experience with C, C++, C#, or Java.
- Experience with version-control systems such as Git, SVN, CVS, or RCS.
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies, including Scrum or Kanban; Scrum Master or Product Owner experience is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with geographically distributed engineering and manufacturing teams.
- Excellent communication, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience driving manufacturing yield, quality, cost, or test-efficiency improvements.
- Relevant board-, system-, or platform-level test engineering experience.
Nice To Haves
- Scrum Master or Product Owner experience is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Develop manufacturing test strategies for new product features, including the identification, specification, design, and qualification of test fixtures, equipment, and diagnostic software.
- Define scalable board- and system-level hardware test solutions, methodologies, and manufacturing processes.
- Review product designs during early development stages and provide Design for Testability (DFT) recommendations.
- Develop test content, diagnostic tools, and automation solutions using Python and other scripting languages.
- Contribute to automated diagnostic generation and validation infrastructure.
- Debug complex hardware, software, device, and manufacturing issues during product build and production phases.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders and manufacturing partners to improve yield, reduce cost, increase test efficiency, and resolve quality issues.
- Evaluate and introduce new manufacturing test technologies, tools, and methodologies.
- Lead the resolution of complex, novel, and non-recurring technical problems, including significant improvements to existing processes and methods.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships across geographically distributed Product Engineering, Design, Validation, and Manufacturing teams.
- Provide technical leadership, influence engineering decisions, and mentor junior engineers as needed.
Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
