Staff Test Engineer - Automated Test Equipment

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Austin, TX

About The Position

Join AMD’s results-oriented Test Engineering team and contribute to the quality, cost, and time-to-market of AMD microprocessors. The role spans the product lifecycle, including understanding pre-silicon product features, developing characterization test plans, identifying coverage gaps, and building software and hardware infrastructure for test execution. The engineer collaborates with Design and Platform Engineering teams and can influence future test strategies and product improvements. Post-silicon work involves microprocessor debug and characterization challenges related to silicon performance, yield, manufacturing processes, and device marginalities. The engineer works across teams on root-cause analysis, contributes to datasheet specifications, and identifies improvements to product performance, quality, and yield. The role is accountable for the quality and timeliness of assigned project outcomes and includes test planning, creation, characterization, data analysis, and silicon debug for advanced process technologies. The position develops and debugs Automated Test Equipment (ATE) test patterns and flows, supports device testability and manufacturability from development through production, and implements product improvements to reduce cost, increase yield, and resolve quality issues. A bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering is required. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering.
Accountability for the quality and timeliness of outcomes within assigned projects or processes.
Problem-solving using standard engineering methodologies and independent judgment in complex technical decisions.
Ability to perform test planning, creation, characterization, data analysis, and silicon debug for advanced process technologies.
Strong leadership and communication skills, including data presentation.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on ATE test experience; Advantest V93K SMT8 experience is preferred.
Experience with SCAN, BIST, and functional ATE test pattern debug and characterization.
Unix and Windows proficiency.
Experience with AI and developing skills or agents.
Transferable semiconductor experience combining expertise in semiconductor design, architecture, product test, product engineering, semiconductor physics, and/or semiconductor manufacturing.
Deep semiconductor testing expertise and subject matter expertise.
Computer architecture experience, especially GPU or x86 architecture.
Silicon performance optimization experience, especially power optimization, frequency maximization, and advanced performance management techniques.
Experience developing load boards and probe cards.
Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python.
Practical experience developing and deploying AI/ML solutions for continuous improvement.
Expertise with development tools such as Git, VS Code, and Bash.
Basic understanding of test pattern conversion methodology and tools.

Responsibilities

Deliver product test solutions involving hardware, software, and test content to meet product cost and quality requirements.
Complete post-silicon characterization, product definition, and performance optimization, and enable internal validation teams and external customers through prototype sample delivery.
Optimize product cost, including product yield, test hardware costs, and test costs.
Collaborate with hardware design engineers and development teams to establish infrastructure specifications for production test and debug.
Participate in cross-disciplinary design with Product, Design, and Hardware Infrastructure teams to develop integrated solutions.
Identify thermal and electrical design requirements for SoC products and develop and optimize test programs for manufacturing process windows.
Collect and analyze data to support engineering decisions during silicon hardware development.
Validate ATE hardware and software systems against program objectives, and troubleshoot and root-cause issues.
Work with internal teams and external partners or customers to define and release SoC product variants that meet customer needs and manufacturing and cost requirements.
Mentor team members technically and as leaders.
Develop scalable infrastructure, automation, and standardization for multiple product lines.
Develop and debug ATE test patterns and flows, ensuring device testability and manufacturability through development and production.
Implement product improvement measures to reduce cost, increase yield, and resolve quality issues.