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GPU boards Failure Analysis Engineer

AMD· Engineering
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Austin, TX$130.4kFull-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

GPU PCBA Debug and Failure Analysis Engineer focused on performing board-level failure analysis on AMD GPU accelerators to reproduce, diagnose, and drive root cause and corrective actions in collaboration with design, validation, firmware, and manufacturing.

Responsibilities

  • Support internal and external requests to troubleshoot PCBA-level AMD GPU product failures for continuous yield & quality improvements, and customer quality support within expected timelines.
  • Develop and execute DOEs (design of experiments) that run targeted tests to reproduce and isolate hard to find failures.
  • Develop Automation and tools to run tests and analyze results/logs.
  • Perform triage and communicate with contract manufacturers and/or internal AMD teams (Design, BIOS, firmware, memory, I/O, display, diagnostics, Test Engineering, Board operations, etc.) to converge on failure reproduction and root cause identification.
  • Document all findings into FA (failure analysis) database and create a complete failure analysis report for customer consumption as needed.
  • Present findings to key stakeholders, including senior management.
  • Implement ongoing continuous improvements of failure analysis process & techniques and create procedures of the steps to follow.
  • Oversee the set-up of new products and test stations for Failure Analysis operations.

Qualifications

  • Deep expertise in GPU architecture, including debug, validation, and stress/functional test development.
  • Skilled in using lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, custom test tools) for hardware validation.
  • Strong background in PCBA diagnostics, failure analysis, and debug techniques, from NPI through production.
  • Proficient in Python, shell scripting, and working across Windows and Linux environments.
  • Solid understanding of firmware, drivers, and hardware interactions, with the ability to tune firmware as needed.
  • Extensive experience in hardware verification and system integration.
  • Familiarity with PCBA manufacturing processes and IPC-A-610 quality standards.
  • Hands-on experience assembling, installing, and configuring computer systems and servers.
  • Strong leadership, communication, documentation, and presentation skills.
  • Able to read schematics, interpret datasheets, identify components, and perform soldering/rework for debug.
  • Proficient in MS Excel for data analysis and reporting.
  • Knowledge of high-speed digital design, memory interfaces (HBM, GDDR), PCIe, and display outputs (DP, HDMI).
  • Experience with GPU data center infrastructure and AI/ML technologies is a plus.

Skills

Required:GPU architecture and debuggingLab equipment operationPCBA diagnostics and failure analysisPython and shell scriptingFirmware understanding and tuning

Benefits

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Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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