Principal Solutions Engineering – AI server​/rack Infrastructure

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AMD's Data Center Platform Engineering Group (DPEG) is designing, developing, and delivering innovative technology infrastructure enabling the digital world. We create cloud-enabling server/rack 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 OEM & ODM partners and cloud services providers.

Our customers depend on us to solve their most complex server/rack design needs. Come and join our Data Center Platform Engineering Group where we are building amazing, powered products with amazing people.

AMD is searching for a dynamic and experienced Principal Member of Technical Staff to own system design support, rack-level bring‑up, and critical customer engagement for our cutting‑edge AMD Instinct™ product line. In this high-visibility role, you will act as the technical bridge between AMD’s internal system architects, platform development teams, and our OEM partners. You will not only influence the design and architecture of AI solutions but also lead hands‑on debug and validation efforts at customer locations.

As a technical leader, you will drive engineering, root cause analysis, and influence future roadmap based on field execution.

• System Architecture & Design Support

• Solution Optimization:
  Partner deeply with customers to architect and optimize Rack-Scale AI solution deployments using AMD Instinct GPUs.
• Design Reviews:
  Provide support of design review for customer platform/rack designs; proactively flag areas for modification to improve quality, performance and competitive advantage.

• Bring‑Up, Debug & Validation

• Documentation & Best Practices:
  Deliver comprehensive technical documentation, best practices, and reference architectures to streamline the adoption and deployment of AMD AI platforms.
• Hands‑on Engineering:
  Drive hands‑on rack, platform, and component‑level debug and validation. This includes complex stress testing, issue reproductions, and deep‑dive root cause analysis.
• Issue Resolution:
  Lead customer issue resolution efforts, gathering diagnostics, managing critical escalations, and driving long‑term process improvements to ensure customer success.
• System Firmware Debug & Deployment:
  Lead debug efforts for system firmware (BIOS, BMC) during initial bring‑up and large‑scale deployment phases. Ensure seamless integration between hardware, firmware, and software stacks, and resolve interaction issues in customer environments.
• End‑Customer Debug & Sustaining:
  Own the technical support interface for end customers, provide high‑level engineering for deployed fleets.

• Leadership & Strategy

• Cross‑Functional Alignment:
  Represent debug progress, technical insights, and status with clarity and impact at the leadership level, ensuring alignment and accountability across cross‑functional teams.
• Roadmap Influence:
  Provide regular, detailed technical feedback from the field to directly influence AMD’s software and hardware roadmaps.
• Future Architecture:
  Drive future product architecture decisions by leveraging unique insights gained from deep customer execution engagement.
• Mentorship:
  Build a culture of ownership, accountability, and technical excellence within the team, while actively mentoring senior engineers and emerging technical leaders.

• Advanced experience in system architecture, hardware/firmware debug, and customer‑facing engineering roles (HPC or AI/ML…