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Job Summary:
AMD is a leading company in computing products, and they are seeking a Senior Software Program Manager to lead strategic software initiatives for next-generation Robotics platforms. The role involves driving the delivery of business-critical software programs, ensuring coordination across hardware and software domains, and managing cross-functional teams to meet project goals.
Responsibilities:
• Own and drive software program execution for strategic robotics platforms, ensuring SDKs, software suites, and integrated SW solutions meet scope, quality, and schedule commitments aligned with hardware milestones.
• Lead cross-functional release planning for SDKs and integrated software stacks (features, target platforms, ROS/ROS2 support, AI/ML frameworks, perception pipelines, motion planning libraries, simulation environments, and reference applications) with software architects, product management, and robotics OEMs/system integrators.
• Drive coordinated release readiness for Robotics software through core team meetings.
• Report overall software execution and release status at senior leadership level and clearly communicate schedule changes, critical issues, and risks, along with mitigation and recovery plans.
• Manage and own software-related escalations, setting up and running tiger teams, driving root cause and corrective actions, and ensuring timely, transparent communication to all stakeholders.
• Align robotics software roadmaps (SDKs, reference stacks, integrated solutions) with AMD's technology roadmaps (SoCs, GPUs, AI accelerators, vision processors, connectivity, and platform features); lead migration strategies for customers on prior generations.
• Support pre-design win and post-design win activities for strategic robotics accounts by providing credible software roadmaps, schedules, and feature commitments; coordinate early SDKs, evaluation kits, reference demos, and proof-of-concept implementations.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, with extended experiences in software program management, software development, or embedded systems.
Preferred:
• Extensive experience leading large-scale software programs for SoC-based systems, ideally in Robotics, Autonomous Systems, or adjacent domains (e.g., ROS/ROS2, autonomous navigation, industrial automation, AMRs, collaborative robots, drones, or embedded AI systems).
• Strong background in the software development lifecycle for robotics SDKs, middleware frameworks, and application stacks, including integration and release engineering for perception, planning, and control systems.
• Proven ability to leverage AI-driven automation tools to optimize program delivery, including streamlining of requirements management, automated testing pipelines, and cross-functional reporting to enhance operational efficiency.
• Proven ability to drive multiple concurrent strategic programs, managing competing priorities across customers, platforms, and product lines in fast-paced robotics development cycles.
• Solid understanding of SoC architectures and common IP blocks (CPU, GPU, AI accelerators, vision processors, sensor interfaces, connectivity, safety/security IP) and their implications for robotics software enablement, real-time performance, and power efficiency.
• Familiarity with robotics-specific technologies including computer vision, sensor fusion, SLAM, path planning, motion control, AI/ML inference, and real-time operating systems.
• Exceptional communication and influence skills, capable of aligning diverse stakeholders—from engineers to executives—around complex technical and schedule decisions in the robotics ecosystem.
• Self-starter with strong ownership and leadership qualities, energized by fast-paced, ambiguous environments and aggressive robotics product development schedules.
• Primary owner for clear, concise messaging of software status, risks, and decisions to internal and external senior stakeholders in the robotics industry.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including structured risk management, scenario planning, and data-driven decision making in complex robotics system integration contexts.
Company:
Advanced Micro Devices is a semiconductor company that designs and develops graphics units, processors, and media solutions. Founded in 1969, the company is headquartered in Santa Clara, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.