Sr. Data Center GPU Engineering Program Manager

AMD - Austin, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Austin, TX

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Engineering Program Manager at AMD will lead a multi-national, multi-discipline engineering team responsible for key engineering initiatives from concept to execution for next-generation AMD AI system solutions. This role requires a blend of strong leadership and technical acumen to navigate the complexities of AI-driven projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Own planning and driving the execution of system engineering functions to enable delivery of complex AI programs.
• Engage with technical and business leadership teams to understand and document program scope, establish integrated schedules, assess and manage program progress, risks, mitigation, and manage resource & budget plans.
• Manage end-to-end system design execution.
• Lead and report on program progress, risks, and issues to ensure timely delivery and alignment with strategic objectives.
• Represent the Instinct Systems Engineering organization in corporate planning and execution forums, including presentations to Senior VP's and executive staff.
• Support customer-facing engineering and business teams to set product maturity and schedule expectations, oversee the development and distribution of documented product collateral, and resolve issues.
• Develop and share best-in-class processes to streamline and grow the organization to meet new challenges.
• Monitor and report on program progress, risks, and issues to ensure timely delivery and alignment with strategic objectives.

Requirements

• Solid knowledge of technical program management.
• Outstanding track record of delivering sophisticated hardware programs from concept through customer ship.
• Experience utilizing large, matrixed teams to plan and execute system-level products.
• Strong leadership and technical acumen to navigate AI-driven projects.
• Ability to grasp new technical concepts quickly and lead/manage technical teams.
• Problem-solving capability with confidence to evaluate risks and tradeoffs.
• Ability to influence horizontally across multiple internal functional organizations.
• Skilled in interfacing with customers and managing joint-development projects.
• Familiarity with budgeting, resource allocation, and long-range planning.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and executive-level presentation skills.
• Experience with MS Project, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, Teams, or Confluence for clear communications and coordination of work.
• Familiarity with JAMA, JIRA, and similar Systems Engineering requirements management and defect tracking tools.
• Experience with Agile software and project development methodologies.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with hardware development from foundry & OSAT to platform level architecture, design, and execution in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive with demonstrated creative, situational, and critical thinking problem-solving skills.
• Ability to network quickly and independently to align resources towards a common goal.

Benefits

• Base pay dependent on skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
• Eligibility for incentives such as annual bonuses or sales incentives.
• Opportunity to own shares of AMD stock and discounts when purchasing AMD stock through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Competitive benefits package.