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WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next‑generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.

THE ROLE

We are seeking a dynamic, energetic Hardware Management Architect for our next‑generation products. In this role you will focus on the conception, definition, and detailed design of hardware elements that enable hardware management features such as monitoring, diagnostics, control, and out‑of‑band management. The Architect will work closely with cross‑disciplinary teams to ensure the delivery of robust, secure, and scalable management hardware solutions aligned with product and business requirements.

THE PERSON

You are a recognized subject matter expert in hardware management architecture with a proven ability to influence engineering direction across multiple programs. You bring broad cross‑domain experience and strong communication skills to align hardware, firmware, software, and manufacturing stakeholders. You are comfortable making tradeoffs to balance performance, cost, schedule, and risk, and you mentor engineers on architecture best practices, design patterns, and system‑level thinking. You make data‑driven decisions, provide clear technical guidance, and raise engineering quality through coaching and leadership.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Architect and specify hardware platforms for system management functionality, including design of Baseboard Management Controllers (BMC), Power Management Controller (PMC), sensor arrays, power monitoring/control circuitry, and interface components.
• Partner with platform/firmware/software architects to ensure optimal hardware–software integration for management features.
• Develop and maintain architecture documentation: block diagrams, functional requirements, hardware interface specifications, and design guidelines. Identify and evaluate new technologies/components that improve reliability, scalability, power efficiency, and security in system management hardware.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and protocols including IPMI, Redfish, SMBus/I²C, SPI, PCIe, Ethernet.
• Conduct design reviews and guide development teams in implementing system management hardware.
• Support bring‑up, validation, and troubleshooting of system management functionality in engineering prototypes and production hardware.
• Serve as a technical mentor to junior engineers and contribute to internal best‑practice libraries.
• Collaborate on manufacturing test strategies and field diagnostic procedures for management features.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven hardware management architectural leadership in complex compute or embedded products.
• Deep understanding of hardware–software co‑design for system management features.
• Strong knowledge of hardware‑related system manageability standards/protocols (IPMI, Redfish, SNMP, SMBus/I²C, SPI).
• Board‑level hardware design experience: schematic creation, layout review, signal integrity/power integrity considerations.
• Expertise in power, thermal, and fault management circuitry design.
• Excellent problem‑solving and debugging skills (lab instrumentation, analyzers, oscilloscopes).
• Proven ability to work cross‑functionally in large‑scale engineering organizations.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Experience designing hardware for high‑density servers, networking appliances, or telecommunications systems.
• Experience in modeling hardware components with FPGAs.
• Exposure to hardware security concepts related to system management (secure boot, trusted platform modules).
• Familiarity with manufacturing and field support processes for system management hardware.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.

LOCATION

• Santa Clara, CA
• Austin, TX
• Seattle, WA

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

AMD is an equal‑opportunity, inclusive employer 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 process.

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