Failure Analysis Engineer - Power & Design

Responsibilities

• Support internal and external requests to troubleshoot AMD GPU product failures, focusing on PCB triage, power delivery debug, and board-level failure isolation.
• Develop and execute diagnostics and functional test DOE’s to reproduce, characterize, and isolate difficult board- and power-related failures.
• Perform structured PCB triage to narrow failures to the board, component, power rail, layout interaction, or system integration level.
• Use board schematics, layout data, and power delivery design knowledge to form debug hypotheses and build targeted validation plans.
• Develop automation and tools to run tests and analyze results and logs.
• Document all findings in the FA database and create complete failure analysis reports for customer consumption.
• Present findings to key stakeholders, including senior management.
• Oversee the set-up of new products and test stations for Failure Analysis operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Expertise in PCBA design and power delivery architecture.
• Proficiency in Python and shell scripting.
• Experience with lab equipment including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and power analyzers.
• Strong background in PCB triage, board-level failure analysis, and hardware debug.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of high-speed digital design, power delivery networks, and voltage regulator behavior.
• Experience with memory interfaces (HBM, GDDR), PCIe, and display outputs (DP, HDMI).
• Understanding of firmware, drivers, and hardware interactions.
• Experience with GPU data center infrastructure and AI/ML technologies.
• Ability to perform soldering and rework to support hardware debug.

About the Company

AMD is on a mission to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges.