Product Development Engineer, Product Operations

Join AMD's Datacenter Platform Engineering Group as a Product Development Engineer in Product Operations, where you will guide the development and manufacturing launch of datacenter server and rack systems. You will coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure designs meet criteria for quality, reliability, and timely delivery. This onsite role is based in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Responsibilities

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Engineering Design, Materials, Rack/Server Systems Program Management, and other groups to synchronize design, materials planning, manufacturing, and quality efforts throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Design & DFM Reviews: Assess design specifications, CAD drawings, and documentation to verify alignment with criteria, industry standards, and manufacturing capabilities. Lead Design for Manufacturability reviews to optimize for efficient production and high quality.
• Project Scheduling & Readiness: Create and maintain project schedules and readiness timelines to support on-time introductions of new products. Communicate status and milestones to customer program management teams and internal stakeholders.
• New Product Introduction (NPI) Leadership: Drive NPI processes by leading cross-functional problem-solving sessions with Design, Manufacturing, Test, and Quality Engineering teams. Proactively identify and resolve design or production issues to ensure smooth product launches and ramp-up.
• Technical Design Reviews: Establish and chair regular development review meetings to deepen technical understanding and coordinate design changes. Provide guidance during reviews to ensure feasibility and alignment with manufacturing capabilities.
• Prototype & First Article Oversight: Oversee first article builds and FAIs for new products. Document FAI requirements, analyze initial build results, and implement improvements to validate design and manufacturing readiness.
• Production Support & Change Management: Coordinate engineering rework and ECOs during transition to volume production. Manage Engineering Change Order processes to incorporate design updates with minimal disruption to schedules.
• Assembly Process Validation: Validate and approve production assembly instructions, including labeling and work instructions, ensuring clarity for manufacturing teams. Ensure assembly processes are well-documented and optimized for quality and efficiency.
• Quality & Delivery Assurance: Ensure final products meet customer specifications and quality standards. Collaborate with quality and production teams to confirm correct builds and on-time delivery, supporting a smooth ramp into high-volume production.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience guiding products from concept through development and production.
• Knowledge of physical design methodologies for hardware or systems.
• Familiarity with server architectures or rack-level hardware systems and their components.
• Ability to conduct DFM reviews and optimize designs for efficient manufacturing.
• Experience managing Engineering Change Order (ECO) processes and implementing design updates in a production environment.
• Understanding of printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) manufacturing processes and best practices.
• Strong documentation skills, including creating and maintaining engineering documentation and Bills of Materials (BOM).
• Proven ability to interpret and review engineering drawings, schematics, and specifications to ensure design accuracy and manufacturability.
• Hands-on experience in a manufacturing or factory setting, especially in a fast-paced NPI environment, with a track record of launching new hardware products.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with demonstrated ability to lead meetings and coordinate across multiple teams to drive projects to completion.
• Minimum of 1 year of relevant industry experience in product development engineering or a closely related hardware engineering role involving design and manufacturing processes for complex hardware (datacenter, servers, or similar).

Technologies

• CAD

Location

Secaucus, NJ (onsite); Austin, TX