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Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuityand a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’lldiscover 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.\nTHE ROLE:\nWe are seeking a seasoned Photonic System Engineer to help architect and bring to market advanced optical interconnects. You have experience specifying, designing, validating, and ramping state-of-the-art integrated optical products. You will drive architectural decisions across circuit design, module design, integration, tray, and rack-level architecture. You will play a key role in aligning product specifications with hyperscale customer requirements and ensuring robust system performance from concept to deployment.\nTHE PERSON:\nYou have excellent communication and presentation skills, demonstrated through technical publications, presentations, trainings, executive briefings, etc. You are highly adept at collaboration among top-thinkers and engineers alike, ready to mentor and guide, and help to elevate the knowledge and skills of the team around you.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES:\n\nDefine product features, capabilities, architecture, and validation requirements, as well as drive technical specifications for advanced optical interconnects.\nWork cross-functionally across design, packaging, platform, and NPI teams to ensure successful adoption of photonic solutions and serve as the photonic subject matter expert to help guide cross-functional decision-making, product-direction, and FMEA.\nEngage directly with internal customers such as GPU/CPU system architects and external customers (hyperscalers, networking OEMs) on technical discussions and architecture trade-offs, specification alignment, and translating customer requirements into internal design targets and system specifications.\nWork with SerDes, optical device, packaging, and SI/PI teams to:Optimize system performance across optical, electrical, and thermal domains\nBalance performance, power, cost, and manufacturability\n\nSystem-Level Bring-Up & DebugSupport Optical Engine bring-up on XPU and / or switch platforms\nConduct interoperability and system validation testing\nLead root cause analysis for performance gaps.\n\nPREFERRED EXPERIENCE:\nSubject matter expertise on datacenter client optics\nExperience with high-baud optical communication devices and systems\nStrong working experience in optical transceiver design, fiber optics, RF modulation, and networking systems.\nExperience with schematic and layout design for photonic integrated circuits\nFamiliarity with MSA and IEEE standards for optical transceivers, CPO, NPO (e.g., OCI, QSFP, OSFP, CMIS).\nExperience testing transceiver performance: TDECQ, receiver sensitivity, stressed eye measurements\nACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in related discipline preferred\nLOCATION: San Jose, CA\nThis role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.\nBenefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.\nAMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.\nAMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.\n\nThis posting is for an existing vacancy.\nTHE ROLE:\nWe are seeking a seasoned Photonic System Engineer to help architect and bring to market advanced optical interconnects. You have experience specifying, designing, validating, and ramping state-of-the-art integrated optical products. You will drive architectural decisions across circuit design, module design, integration, tray, and rack-level architecture. You will play a key role in aligning product specifications with hyperscale customer requirements and ensuring robust system performance from concept to deployment.\nTHE PERSON:\nYou have excellent communication and presentation skills, demonstrated through technical publications, presentations, trainings, executive briefings, etc. You are highly adept at collaboration among top-thinkers and engineers alike, ready to mentor and guide, and help to elevate the knowledge and skills of the team around you.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES:\n\nDefine product features, capabilities, architecture, and validation requirements, as well as drive technical specifications for advanced optical interconnects.\nWork cross-functionally across design, packaging, platform, and NPI teams to ensure successful adoption of photonic solutions and serve as the photonic subject matter expert to help guide cross-functional decision-making, product-direction, and FMEA.\nEngage directly with internal customers such as GPU/CPU system architects and external customers (hyperscalers, networking OEMs) on technical discussions and architecture trade-offs, specification alignment, and translating customer requirements into internal design targets and system specifications.\nWork with SerDes, optical device, packaging, and SI/PI teams to:Optimize system performance across optical, electrical, and thermal domains\nBalance performance, power, cost, and manufacturability\n\nSystem-Level Bring-Up & DebugSupport Optical Engine bring-up on XPU and / or switch platforms\nConduct interoperability and system validation testing\nLead root cause analysis for performance gaps.\n\nPREFERRED EXPERIENCE:\nSubject matter expertise on datacenter client optics\nExperience with high-baud optical communication devices and systems\nStrong working experience in optical transceiver design, fiber optics, RF modulation, and networking systems.\nExperience with schematic and layout design for photonic integrated circuits\nFamiliarity with MSA and IEEE standards for optical transceivers, CPO, NPO (e.g., OCI, QSFP, OSFP, CMIS).\nExperience testing transceiver performance: TDECQ, receiver sensitivity, stressed eye measurements\nACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in related discipline preferred\nLOCATION: San Jose, CA\nThis role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.\nBenefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.\nAMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. 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