Staff Technical Program Manager - Thermal

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The Role

AMD's Data Center Platform Engineering Group {DPEG} is designing, building and delivering innovative technology infrastructure enabling the digital world. We create cloud-enabling server solutions that help the world’s leading companies turn their ideas into reality. Our customers are future-focused and so are we, always a step ahead of the next challenge. As experts in engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain, we’re the bridge between problem and solution for the world’s leading cloud and telecom providers. Our customers depend on us to solve their most complex server design needs. Come and join our Data Center Platform Engineering Group where we are building amazing, powered products with amazing people.

As a Thermal Technical Program Manager, you will lead the management and execution of thermal cooling solutions for server and storage platform programs throughout their lifecycle. You'll drive design and development activities from product definition and planning through production, release, and end of life.

This role involves managing and tracking thermal deliverables, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring timely delivery of thermal solutions. You'll lead cross-functional meetings to resolve thermal issues, participate in weekly program core team meetings with customers, and coordinate with vendors and partners to gather technical collateral. Additionally, you'll optimize the utilization of AMD thermal resources and facilitate thermal lab tours and demos as needed.

The Person

We are looking for a proactive and experienced individual with extensive knowledge of thermal chambers, thermocouples, data loggers, thermal test equipment, fans, heatsinks, thermal interface materials, and liquid cooling technologies. The ideal candidate has strong project management skills, adaptive communication style, and the ability to resolve complex problems. You should be able to view situations objectively, frame and drive decisions, and interact effectively with external customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and track thermal deliverables from early concept through production and sustaining across a portfolio of server and storage platforms.
• Ensure thermal fan speed control implementation aligns with firmware and program execution timelines.
• Lead cross-functional meetings to drive thermal issues to closure and participate in weekly program core team meetings with customers.
• Participate in weekly program core team meetings with customers to communicate updates and track progress.
• Coordinate meetings with vendors and partners to gather technology roadmap and technical collateral.
• Support management of thermal chamber allocation by priority, customer, and program.
• Work with AMD legal and third-party labs to establish NDAs and purchase orders for third-party testing.
• Optimize utilization of AMD thermal resources.
  
  
  

Preferred Experience

• Extensive experience and working knowledge of thermal chambers, thermocouples, data loggers, thermal test equipment, fans, heatsinks, thermal interface material, and liquid cooling technologies.
• Experience in thermal design for servers and storage platforms.
• Experience developing and tuning thermal fan speed control algorithms.
• Experience running benchmarks like SPEC power and performance.
• Hands-on experience with thermal chambers and thermal labs.
• Knowledge of thermal CFD software like FloTherm.
• Strong project management skills in developing schedules and tracking milestones.
• General knowledge of acoustics in relation to thermals.
• Understanding of hardware and system software interactions to resolve technical issues.
• Multiple years relevant experience in thermal design for server and storage platform development.
• Extensive experience as a lead.
  
  
  

Academic Credentials

• BS in Mechanical Engineering. Masters preferred.
  
  
  

At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package. Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail here.

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