AMD

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Failure Analysis Planner & On-site Engineer

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Job Summary

Plan, coordinate, and monitor Level 1 failure analysis (FA) activities for RMAs processed through a third-party recovery and FA center. Provide on-site technical oversight for intake, inspection, triage readiness, and execution, and review RMA status and FA results. Determine routing/shipping disposition for further Level 2 FA, track risks and unit aging in AMD systems, and drive continuous improvement in RMA intake, reporting, and communication.

Location: Austin

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Construction, Civil & Site Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Plan and coordinate FA activities for RMAs arriving at a third-party RMA recovery and Level 1 FA center, aligning priorities, schedules, and execution plans to AMD business needs.
•Provide on-site oversight of RMA intake, incoming inspection, triage readiness, and Level 1 FA execution per AMD requirements and debug guidelines.
•Coordinate with the third-party center for timely updates on Level 1 FA progress, test status, failure symptoms, screening outcomes, and preliminary findings.
•Review Level 1 FA results with the CQE team to determine shipping disposition and route units to the correct AMD Quality Service Center for further Level 2 FA when needed.
•Maintain visibility of RMA status, priorities, blockers, aging units, and shipment plans; validate RMA documentation and escalate execution risks before turnaround time or customer commitments are impacted.

Key Requirements

•Experience in RMA operations, repair, debug, validation, failure analysis, manufacturing, or quality engineering.
•Strong knowledge of PCBA and GPU product diagnostics, failure analysis, debug techniques, and manufacturing processes.
•Ability to review failure analysis data, test logs, inspection results, and technical documentation to drive disposition and escalation decisions.
•Proficiency with RMA tracking/reporting and documentation tools, including Excel.
•Working knowledge of Windows and Linux/Ubuntu in manufacturing test environments, plus ability to read schematics and board-level documentation.

Experience:RMAManufacturingQuality engineeringHPCAI/MLGPUData center infrastructure

Education:Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering

Skills:Planning disciplineFailure analysis judgmentPriority managementProblem-solvingCritical thinkingLogical decision-makingContinuous improvement mindsetCommunicationAnalytical skillsOrganizational skills

Languages:En-us

Tech Stack:ExcelWindowsLinuxUbuntuPCBAGPUIPC-A-610

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

AMD

Designs and produces semiconductor products including CPUs, GPUs, and adaptive SoCs for consumer, enterprise, and embedded markets, competing across PCs, data centers, and gaming industries.

Industry: Electronics Manufacturing

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States

Founded: 1969

Glassdoor: 3.9

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