Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

Sr. Manager, Memory Systems Engineering

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc • $150K — $180K *
Austin, TX 78745In-Person
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Qualifications

  • 5-10 years of experience in system memory engineering or related field.
  • Proven track record of leading engineering teams in high-stakes environments.
  • Deep expertise in memory technologies, including DDR, LPDDR, HBM.
  • Strong understanding of firmware and BIOS interactions with memory subsystems.
  • Exceptional communication skills for influencing stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a distributed team focused on pre-silicon and post-silicon memory validation.
  • Innovate pre-silicon validation methods and optimize post-silicon memory processes.
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive system memory validation strategy.
  • Manage project planning, schedules, and ensure quality adherence.
  • Ensure customer requirements for memory solutions are met and documented.
  • Coordinate resolution of system memory issues across multiple teams and partners.
  • Communicate project status and milestones to senior leadership.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive AMD employee benefits package.
  • Opportunities for coaching and mentorship in a supportive environment.
  • Work within a hybrid model for better work-life balance.
  • Access to cutting-edge technologies and projects.
Full Job Description
THE ROLE:

As a Senior Manager, System Memory Validation Engineering, you will lead a team responsible for ensuring the performance, reliability, and quality of AMD's next-generation memory solutions. You will drive system memory validation strategy from pre-silicon development through customer deployment, working closely with architecture, silicon design, firmware, BIOS, and validation teams. This role combines deep technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and people management to enable industry-leading server, AI, and high-performance computing platforms.

THE PERSON:

The successful candidate is a seasoned engineering leader with deep system memory expertise and a demonstrated ability to lead teams through complex validation, bring-up, and product enablement challenges. They combine strong technical depth across hardware, firmware, and system software with exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and a commitment to developing talent and delivering customer success.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Lead a hardworking distributed team passionate about delivering robust technical solutions including pre-silicon and post-silicon work.
  • Own the team to innovate methods for pre-silicon memory validation and efficiencies for post silicon memory bring up, feature enablement, optimization, and validation.
  • Lead system memory validation strategy from pre-silicon through customer adoption working across architecture, silicon design, firmware, validation, and debug teams.
  • Proactively leading project planning, developing, and maintaining schedules, managing dependencies, and ensuring quality of work you are doing at committed landmarks.
  • Working directly with our customers to ensure their memory solutions meet industry best requirements.
  • Drive debug and resolution of system memory issues across silicon, firmware/BIOS, and coordinating with memory partners as needed.
  • Drive communication of program status, key milestones, risks, and deliverables to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Build and develop a high-performing team through coaching, mentorship, and technical leadership.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
  • Expertise in system memory technologies, including DDR, LPDDR, HBM, and memory subsystem architecture.
  • Strong experience with pre-silicon and post-silicon memory validation, bring-up, debug, and performance optimization.
  • Deep understanding of firmware, BIOS/UEFI, and system software interactions with memory subsystems.
  • Engineering leadership experience managing teams and driving cross-functional execution across hardware and software organizations.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical and business stakeholders.


ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in related discipline 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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