Product Development Engineer
AMD · San Jose, CA · Engineering
About this role
AMD is hiring a mid-level Hardware Engineer in the software engineering function based in San Jose, CA (hybrid). The posting calls out experience with Python, Frontend Development, Data Analytics, Embedded Systems. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent.
- Role
- Hardware Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Location
- San Jose, CA
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- Not sponsored
- Department
- Engineering
- Posted
- Dec 16, 2025
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Job description
from AMD careersWHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING
At AMD, our mission is 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 believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develops characterization and silicon validation plans for high speed transceivers
- Defines methodologies for characterization and silicon validation of high speed serial systems
- Characterize high speed SERDES with automated flows
- Data analysis and create characterization reports
- Correlation of pre-silicon results with silicon measurements
- Drives direct and cross-functional teams to expand capability, productivity and effectiveness to deliver improvements in cost, quality and manufacturability
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in characterizing PLL, CDR, TX/RX analog front-end
- PLL phase noise measurement, transmitter output jitter measurement, receiver jitter tolerance measurement
- Hands on experience in laboratory environment, using lab equipment such as sampling oscilloscope, high performance BERT, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, BERT scopes, function/pulse generator