Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

Sr. Director Hardware Development

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc • $180K — $210K *
Santa Clara, CA 95051In-Person
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Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in hardware development leadership
  • Proven track record from concept to production for high-speed systems
  • Expertise in PCIe Gen6/Gen7 and high-speed interconnects
  • Strong capabilities in SI/PI design and validation
  • Experience leading cross-functional and diverse engineering teams
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering, Master's preferred

Responsibilities

  • Define system architecture for high-performance scale-up switch platforms
  • Establish the hardware roadmap and technical strategy
  • Serve as the senior authority on board and system design
  • Lead complete hardware development process including validation
  • Drive high-speed interconnect design and compliance
  • Oversee system-level validation and debug processes
  • Build and mentor teams across various engineering disciplines
  • Communicate technical strategy and project status to executives

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Employee stock purchase options
  • Paid parental leave
  • Flexible work arrangements
Full Job Description
THE ROLE:

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Director of Hardware Development to lead next-generation scale-up switch system design within AMD's Networking Technology Solutions Group (NTSG). This leader will drive end-to-end hardware architecture, development, and deployment for high-performance AI networking platforms, with responsibility for delivering complex, high-speed systems that support AMD's AI infrastructure roadmap.

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate is a seasoned engineering leader with a proven track record of delivering complex, high-speed hardware systems from concept through production. This individual brings deep technical judgment, strong execution discipline, and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams across electrical, SI/PI, mechanical, and thermal engineering. They will shape technical strategy, scale team capabilities, and partner effectively across global engineering, manufacturing, customer, and executive stakeholder groups.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Define and drive system architecture for scale-up switch platforms, including 800G/1.6T+ class systems.
  • Establish the hardware roadmap, design strategy, and technical direction aligned with AMD's AI infrastructure goals.
  • Serve as the senior technical authority across board, system, and interconnect design.
  • Lead end-to-end hardware development, including architecture, schematic design, PCB layout, bring-up, validation, and production readiness.
  • Drive high-speed interconnect design across PCIe Gen6/Gen7, UAL/XGMI, 200G+ Ethernet, and related technologies with strong SI/PI rigor.
  • Oversee system-level validation, electrical bring-up, compliance, debug, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions for switch and NIC platforms.
  • Build, mentor, and lead high-performing global teams across electrical, SI/PI, mechanical, and thermal engineering disciplines.
  • Manage headcount planning, capability development, vendor partnerships, and global development execution.
  • Partner closely with ASIC, packaging, optics, platform architecture, system software, manufacturing, quality, field, product management, customer, and hyperscale teams.
  • Communicate technical direction, risks, trade-offs, and execution status to executive leadership.
  • Drive cost optimization, second-source strategy, design-for-manufacturability improvements, and innovation in validation methodology and AI-enabled engineering workflows.


PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
  • Extensive experience leading high-performance networking systems, scale-up switch platforms, or AI system architectures.
  • Deep expertise in PCIe Gen6/Gen7, UAL/XGMI, DDR5/DDR6, 200G+ Ethernet, and high-speed interconnect technologies.
  • Strong background in system-level SI/PI design, validation, debug, and root-cause analysis.
  • Hands-on experience with complex board and system bring-up, PCB design, high-speed layout, and system integration.
  • Experience with hardware development tools such as Cadence, Altium, simulation environments, and scripting.
  • Proven success leading cross-functional and globally distributed engineering teams.
  • Experience with FPGA, CPLD, or ASIC integration is preferred.
  • Background in optical interconnects and scale-out/scale-up system architecture is preferred.
  • Familiarity with configuration management tools such as Git or SVN is preferred.


ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field required.
  • Master's degree or higher preferred.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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Learn more about Advanced Micro Devices, Inc
Size
15,500 employees
Market Cap
$100.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$2.4 billion
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+30.9%
Revenue
$9.7 billion
NASDAQ
AMD
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