Software Program Manager - SoC Diagnostics

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THE ROLE:

This Diagnostics Program management position is responsible for driving the schedule, logistics and overall program success of a product engineering team. The ideal candidate is a phenomenal teammate with a dedication to meeting ambitious timelines. You have a passion for Product Engineering and a desire to dive into technical areas outside of your expertise to pull the team past blockers.

THE PERSON:

The candidate must demonstrate strong motivation and flexibility, with a proven record of meeting aggressive program deadlines, working with demanding customers as well as the ability to work as part of global cross functional teams that architect, design, develop, and support CPU, APU, discrete GPU diagnostics, debug and validation tools for internal AMD silicon and platform teams. In addition, to work closely with NDA customers to establish schedules, mitigate risk, manage progress, and report status.

In this capacity the candidate is expected to work with teams across the company that ensure dependency deliverables are met so that the functional teams work is not blocked or delayed. Depending on the scope & size of the program assignment the role may include managing more than one program at any given time.

The role will also require working with our Asia engineering counterparts, extensive interactions within the Diagnostics organization. The applicant must be a team player with a commitment to meeting deadlines and an aptitude to thrive in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment. Those who succeed in this role, will seek new challenges and be able to navigate across many fields, both technical and operational, to overcome any obstacle, driving enhancements and improvement.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Communicate with design team, internal users, and customers to understand and define the diagnostic, debug, and validation tool software requirements.
• Work with functional technical leads to investigate project roadmaps and product technical documents to understand software impact. Translate these requirements/impacts into executable plans.
• Manage development plans to deliver on time and manage customer driven change requests and/or found tasks without impacting critical committed deliverables.
• Deliver reports and presentations to technical leadership and key stakeholders
• Be accountable on time delivery of deliverables. Meet deadlines and an aptitude to thrive in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment
• Resolve ambiguity and team changes adaptation in a dynamic environment.
• Lead program budgeting and device expense planning

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Working experience in semiconductor or consumer hardware OEM, ODM company required.
• Proven experience with commercial software program management, project planning, and prior leadership experience required. Holdin PMP certification is a plus.
• Solid knowledge of the software development lifecycle required and agile development methodologies.
• Exceptional interpersonal skill, technical leadership and teamwork required.
• Experience working with global peer teams and customers.
• Experience in coordinating horizontally across multiple internal functional organizations

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering preferred.

LOCATION:

Austin, TX

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