AI Customer Engineering Customer Co‑Validation Lead

WHAT 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.  

THE ROLE 
AMD is seeking a highly skilled Customer Co‑Validation Lead (SMTS) to drive customer‑facing validation strategy, strengthen customer intimacy, and co‑develop end‑to‑end system validation alongside our top hyperscale, enterprise, and MDC partners

This role directly influences how AMD Instinct™ GPU platforms are validated, integrated, and deployed in real customer environments—ensuring customer success while bringing critical insights back into AMD’s engineering, product, and platform teams

You will own co‑validation engagements with customers, oversee system‑level debug and readiness assessment, and drive bi‑directional value creation through aligned validation plans, shared workflows, and tight coordination across AMD and customer engineering organizations. 

THE PERSON
The ideal candidate blends deep technical expertise, strong customer engagement skills, and leadership presence

You thrive in ambiguous multi‑stakeholder environments, can translate customer operations into AMD engineering requirements, and serve as both a trusted customer advisor and an internal advocate

You are passionate about creating a frictionless customer experience, solving complex system‑integration challenges, and elevating AMD’s reputation as a collaborative, dependable partner.   

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Lead Customer Co‑Validation Strategy, execution, engagements involving AI performance and GPU software stack issues and develop joint validation plans. 
• Own the technical relationship for system‑level co‑validation with strategic customers. 
• Drive execution of co‑validation cycles across single‑node, multi‑node, rack‑scale, and clusters systems. 
• Ensure AMD and customer test coverage is complementary, efficient, and aligned to shared deployment goals. 
• Lead cross‑domain