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About the Role

AMD's Data Center Platform Engineering Group (DPEG) is seeking a Staff Mechanical Technical Program Manager to lead the planning and execution of mechanical system development for AI and hyperscale server platforms. This role has significant customer and business impact, focusing on mechanical architecture, thermal design, structural integrity, and manufacturability across the full product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Own mechanical system program strategy and execution across the full product lifecycle, balancing performance, cost, manufacturability, reliability, and serviceability.
• Lead execution of mechanical and thermal system development, including chassis and enclosure design, air and liquid cooling solutions, structural integrity and shock/vibration performance, cable management and serviceability, and rack-level and data center integration.
• Act as the mechanical system integrator, ensuring alignment across mechanical, thermal, electrical, and system architecture design.
• Drive design for manufacturability (DFM), design for assembly (DFA), and design for reliability (DFR) best practices in partnership with manufacturing and supplier teams.
• Lead prototype build cycles (EVT/DVT/PVT), ensuring mechanical readiness, build quality, and issue resolution.
• Oversee mechanical validation including shock/vibration, and safety requirements.
• Drive root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective actions for mechanical and thermal issues during development and post-launch.
• Partner with supply chain and suppliers on mechanical component sourcing, tooling, and production readiness.
• Lead BOM strategy for mechanical components, ensuring cost optimization, supplier readiness, and configuration control.
• Establish and lead program execution mechanisms, including design reviews, build reviews, and milestone checkpoints.
• Identify and manage mechanical and thermal risks, driving mitigation strategies and cross-functional alignment.
• Ensure systems meet reliability, serviceability, scalability, and sustainability requirements.
• Provide clear program status, risks, and tradeoffs to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Own program documentation, change management, and configuration control for mechanical systems.
• Define and track mechanical programs, including program health, schedule & key milestones, allocations, test plans & execution status, issues & key deliverables.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading mechanical system development programs across full lifecycle (concept → production → sustaining).
• Strong technical expertise in thermal management (air/liquid cooling), mechanical design for server systems or datacenter hardware, and high-volume manufacturing and tooling.
• Experience driving DFM/DFA/DFR methodologies, prototype build cycles (EVT/DVT/PVT), and supplier engagement and contract manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience with mechanical BOM lifecycle and change control.
• Strong cross-functional leadership across mechanical, thermal, electrical, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams.
• Experience supporting customer engagements, field issues, and system-level troubleshooting.
• This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Skills

• Mechanical system integration
• Thermal design
• Structural integrity
• Manufacturability
• Program leadership
• Cross-functional team coordination
• System-level hardware development
• Chassis design
• Cooling solutions (air/liquid)
• Rack integration
• DFM/DFA/DFR
• Prototype build cycles
• Root cause analysis
• Supply chain management
• BOM strategy
• Risk management
• Reliability
• Serviceability
• Scalability
• Sustainability

Location

• Austin, TX
• Secaucus, NJ

Work Type

• Onsite

Experience Level

• Staff

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
• Advanced degree (MS) preferred

Benefits

• AMD benefits at a glance

About the Company

• At AMD, we believe technology can change lives for the better. It can heal us, entertain us, and make us more connected, productive, and understanding of the world around us.
• AMD is powering the next generation of supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI.
• Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or creating go-to-market plans, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward.

Equal Opportunity

• AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.