Server platform design architect
AMD · Posted Oct 6
High-performance processors, graphics cards, data center solutions, and AI accelerators
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About the role
AMD's Server platform Hardware Engineering team specializes in High Speed Board Design. The team works on high-performance computing platforms, data center solutions, and next-generation semiconductor evaluation and validation systems. This role is a Principal Member of Technical Staff responsible for leading end-to-end design of high-speed, high-complexity PCBs, defining technical direction, and mentoring engineers.
What you will do
- Technical Design & Execution
- Lead the end-to-end design of high-speed, high-complexity PCBs including schematic capture, component selection, layout guidance, and design verification
- Design and review high-speed interfaces including PCIe Gen 4/5/6, DDR4/5/LPDDR5, USB 3.x, MIPI, SERDES-based interfaces, Ethernet (1G/10G/25G/100G), and other emerging standards
- Develop and own design specifications, interface requirement documents, and schematics for complex multi-layer boards (20+ layers)
- Define and enforce PCB stack-up, impedance control, and routing rules for high-speed signal integrity compliance
- Drive board bring-up, debug, and validation activities — capable of independently diagnosing and resolving complex hardware issues
- Perform or guide pre-layout and post-layout signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) simulations using industry-standard tools
- Work closely with PCB layout engineers to ensure design intent is correctly implemented, performing detailed layout reviews and providing clear, specific guidance
- Architecture & Innovation
- Participate in early-stage architecture definition and feasibility assessment for new platform programs
- Evaluate new silicon devices, connectors, memory technologies, and interface standards and assess applicability to upcoming designs
- Define reference design guidelines and best practices for high speed board design within the team
- Identify and propose design improvements that reduce cost, improve reliability, extend product life, or enhance testability
- Stay current with industry trends, emerging standards, and evolving EDA tool capabilities
- Technical Leadership & Mentorship
- Serve as the technical authority and subject matter expert (SME) for high speed board design within the team
- Provide technical guidance, design reviews, and mentorship to junior and mid-level hardware engineers
- Lead design reviews — both internal and cross-functional — ensuring design quality, manufacturability, and compliance with system requirements
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including signal integrity engineers, firmware engineers, mechanical designers, and test engineers
- Represent the hardware design team in technical discussions with silicon vendors, EDA tool vendors, PCB fabricators, and assembly partners
- Process & Quality
- Define and maintain design standards, checklists, and review processes for high speed board design
- Champion design for manufacturability (DFM), design for testability (DFT), and design for reliability (DFR) practices
- Drive continuous improvement in design methodology, tool flows, and review processes
- Support sustaining engineering activities including ECO management, alternate component qualification, and product improvements
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- The ideal candidate brings a rare combination of deep hardware expertise and collaborative leadership. They are recognised as the go-to authority in platform design — someone who can resolve complex problems that others cannot, while remaining humble enough to mentor and grow the engineers around them.
- They demonstrate full ownership — from concept to production — and approach ambiguous, multi-disciplinary problems with a systematic mindset. They communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, and represent the team with confidence in cross-functional and vendor discussions.
- Above all, they have an innovation mindset — constantly looking for better ways to design, review, and validate hardware — and they actively invest in the growth of the engineers around them. They are collaborative across disciplines (SI, firmware, mechanical, test, silicon) and comfortable navigating shifting priorities and new technology domains.
Preferred qualifications
- REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About AMD
AMD is a global semiconductor company that designs high-performance central processing units (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs), and adaptive processors for data centers, personal computers, gaming consoles, and embedded systems. The company specializes in advanced computing solutions and AI accelerators, positioning itself as a major leader in modern high-performance and artificial intelligence hardware. Through strategic developments and acquisitions, AMD continues to expand its ecosystem across cloud infrastructure, enterprise computing, and physical AI.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 31000 employees
- Founded
- 1969-05-01
- Location
- Santa Clara, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company
- 2007-11-16Post Ipo
Leadership
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Data Center Solutions Business Group
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