Lead System Board Design Engineer - Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

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THE ROLE: 

The AMD Strategic Silicon Solutions (S3) Board Design Team is seeking a dynamic, energetic expert board designer to contribute to the success of AMD’s product portfolio. As a System Board Design Engineer, you will be part of a leading team driving and enhancing AMD’s abilities to deliver the highest quality, industry-leading technologies to market. The S3 Engineering team fosters and encourages continuous technical innovation to showcase successes and facilitate continuous career development. 

THE PERSON:

As a leader in Systems Design Engineering in S3, you will drive balanced, scalable, and automated solutions. Your software systems engineering expertise will be essential for product development, definition, and root cause resolution. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Design, bring-up, and test validation and/or compliance boards for forthcoming AMD Semi-Custom SOC programs
• Plan, design, and support boards used by S3 and its customers to bring new custom SoC’s to market
• Lead customer-facing meetings related to AMD reference and customer board designs
• Drive thorough design reviews and signoff for your designs (schematic, layout, and BOM) prior to scheduled release for builds
• Own planning and execution of various Test Plans for the SoC (e.g., Transient Test Plan)
• Collaborate with the Vertical Core team, logistics team, and Procurement to plan and support board builds
• Drive continuous improvement in board development processes

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Demonstrated experience in x86 based PC motherboard design or embedded system design
• Managing design recommendations and customer issues related to PCBA issues in a customer-facing role
• Designing and implementing point of load voltage regulator designs
• Working knowledge/experience with Cadence schematic capture and PCB layout tools
• Extensive experience with board/platform-level debug & ASIC debug techniques
• Hands on experience with common lab equipment, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multi-meters, programmable PSU, etc.
• Ability to interface and plan with external suppliers and manage deliverables
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong ability and interest to mentor others

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

• Bachelors or Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

LOCATION:

Austin, Texas

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At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package.  Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail here.

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