Manager of Board & System Validation Engineering

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We are looking for a passionate, dedicated, and creative leader who will be responsible for managing, leading, and developing a Board Validation engineering team that is working with pre- and post-silicon hardware, software, and diagnostic teams to help ensure motherboard health for silicon success and rapid silicon validation of our products. Your team is responsible for …..    THE PERSON:    Strong communication and team-working skills are essential, with a validated ability to lead and influence. Validated experience inspiring change and working across functions and geographies to deliver products to specific critical metrics.  Critical thinking and experience working in dynamic environments.

Participating and playing critical role in resource prioritization and task planning   Contributing to test plan design and establishing requirements   Providing day-to-day oversight for the team, with specific responsibilities for the feature enablement and validation of interfaces as they relate to Data centers and AI. While the team has technical leads for each portion, this is a technical role that requires broad system knowledge and the ability to drive technical issues to resolution   Problem solving – the successful candidate loves debugging complex problems and has a track record of doing so   Drive validation planning for each Product Board as well as execution towards program breakthroughs   In partnership with other global validation leaders, identify, describe, and implement changes to our post-silicon validation methodologies to increase efficiency and product quality   Develop strategic direction for validation automation based on team requirements   Management of a team of 7+ engineers, including mentoring and providing technical guidance     PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:    Prior, preferably recent, experience working within the Motherboard design and validation industry blending both engineering expertise with team leadership skills   Knowledge of Datacenter and AI technologies is ideal   Experience with automation and validation methodologies    Experience with pre- or post-silicon Board verification/validation, power, and performance analysis      A CADEMIC CREDENTIALS:   Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in related discipline preferred     LOCATION: Austin, TX   This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.   #LI-SC3 Benefits offered are described:  AMD benefits at a glance .   AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.   We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection