Technical Program Manager - Manufacturing Test and Readiness - Data Center GPU

AMD AMD · Semiconductors · Austin, TX · Engineering

This role is for a Technical Program Manager focused on Manufacturing Test and Readiness for AMD's Data Center GPU products. The role involves end-to-end test strategy, ASIC validation, firmware/software enablement, platform bring-up, and high-volume manufacturing. Key responsibilities include defining test program content, driving cross-functional execution, managing project risks, leading debug of manufacturing failures, and architecting manufacturing test programs for yield and test time optimization. While the company mentions AI and its use in screening, the core function of this role is in hardware manufacturing and test, not AI/ML development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Work closely with validation, platform, program, MFG teams to understand components of test program and define an overall test program for the AMD data center GPU products.
  2. Works with engineering teams to track status and summarize issues/updates
  3. Interacts with and guide a wide variety of internal and external teams in support of project milestones.
  4. Active management of project risks including early identification of key risks.
  5. Lead structured debug of manufacturing failures, coordinating with ASIC, FW, SW, validation, and platform domain leads by tracking systemic vs. random defects, enabling data-driven decisions for test escapes and yield improvement.

Skills

Required

  • ASIC validation
  • firmware/software enablement
  • platform bring-up
  • high-volume manufacturing
  • test content architecture
  • debug orchestration
  • yield optimization
  • cross-functional execution
  • project risk management
  • structured debug
  • defect tracking
  • test coverage optimization
  • test time reduction
  • metric definition
  • operational activities
  • AGILE Methodology
  • AGILE project management

Nice to have

  • Experience in managing a complex Software/Hardware/FW program execution from new product introduction through production.
  • Strong background in ASIC, Validation, SW/HW/FW.
  • Experience leading strategic tech initiatives, optimizing operations with business goals.
  • Proven track record in boosting team productivity, driving cross-functional execution, and enhancing stakeholder engagement among cross-functional teams.
  • Knowledge of tools of the trade: Office365, JIRA system, Kanban, Confluence, Power BI.
  • PMP certification.
  • Work experience in a MFG environment is a plus.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and influence cross organization teams, peers and senior leaders in the organization.

What the JD emphasized

  • end-to-end test strategy
  • ownership of test content architecture
  • debug orchestration
  • yield optimization
  • scalable, high-quality MFG Test program content
  • driving cross-functional execution
  • planning scheduling
  • inter-team coordination
  • rapid debug/closure of issues impacting yield, test time and product quality
  • structured debug of manufacturing failures
  • tracking systemic vs. random defects
  • enabling data-driven decisions for test escapes and yield improvement
  • Architecting Manufacturing Test Program
  • identify and eliminate redundant or low-value test coverage
  • ensuring high defect screening efficiency
  • Drive test time reduction strategies
  • content optimization
  • parallelization
  • intelligent binning
  • Define metrics
  • support ad-hoc Operational activities
  • Test coverage improvements
  • Test time optimizations
  • DPPM
  • Yield improvements
  • Debug
  • planning of bring up at contract manufacturer
  • overall program success
  • high sense of urgency and responsibility
  • Experience in managing a complex Software/Hardware/FW program execution from new product introduction through production.
  • Proven track record in boosting team productivity, driving cross-functional execution, and enhancing stakeholder engagement among cross-functional teams.