
Foundry Technology & Operation (FTO) Product Owner
Role summary
AMD is seeking a Foundry Technology & Operations (FTO) Product Owner to manage the Product Process Plan of Record and drive products from early development to high-volume manufacturing. This individual contributor role serves as the technical focal point between AMD and external foundry partners, optimizing performance, yield, reliability, power, area, and cost. The role requires a strong fab or foundry background, hands-on technical ownership, and data-driven decision-making. Key responsibilities include acting as the primary technical interface with foundries, setting process capability expectations, optimizing manufacturing processes, and ensuring on-time delivery of wafers. Experience in semiconductor product development and cross-functional program management is preferred.
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
The
Foundry Technology Operations (FTO) Product Owner
plays a critical role in bringing AMD products from early development to high‑volume manufacturing. This position sits within a highly cross‑functional, fast‑paced environment and serves as the technical and execution focal point between AMD and external foundry partners.
In this role, you will own the
Product Process Plan of Record
, drive wafer readiness, and continuously optimize performance, yield, reliability, power, area, and cost. You’ll work closely with internal teams—including Product Engineering, Design, Business Units, Reliability, and Supply Chain—while partnering directly with foundries to resolve issues, improve process capability, and deliver against aggressive product milestones.
This is an
individual contributor role
with significant scope and visibility. It is well‑suited for someone with a strong
fab or foundry background
who enjoys hands‑on technical ownership, data‑driven decision making, and influencing outcomes across organizations.
The Person
You are a self‑starter who thrives in a dynamic, fast‑changing environment. You are naturally curious, detail‑oriented, and comfortable juggling multiple priorities. You communicate clearly with both technical and non‑technical partners and are effective at building alignment across teams.
You bring a strong foundry or fab mindset, understand how manufacturing realities impact product success, and are motivated by solving complex problems end‑to‑end. Collaboration, adaptability, and a positive, proactive attitude are just as important as technical depth for success in this role.
Key Responsibilities
- Owning product execution from pre‑silicon planning through high‑volume manufacturing sustainment
- Acting as the primary technical interface with external foundry partners
- Setting expectations for foundry process capability and driving alignment to product requirements
- Optimizing and monitoring process targeting for performance, power, area, yield, reliability, and cost
- Running and interpreting models to optimize wafer layouts and identify yield and cost‑saving opportunities
- Providing inputs to yield forecasting and capacity planning
- Defining and executing sample wafer plans to support development milestones
- Tracking wafer progress to ensure on‑time delivery
- Reviewing reliability data and driving corrective actions and continuous process improvements
Preferred Experience
- Experience working in a fab or foundry environment, or closely supporting manufacturing
- Background in advanced process technology or semiconductor product development
- Experience with yield analysis, process monitoring, and manufacturing data
- Demonstrated success in cross‑functional and global team environments
- Strong technical execution, planning, and program management skills
- Clear written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
Academic Credentials
- Master’s degree in a technology‑related field (such as Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or similar) preferred
- Advanced degrees are a plus
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
*Benefits offered are described:*
AMD benefits at a glance.
*AMD 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.*
*AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.*
*This posting is for an existing vacancy.*
Sample AMD interview questions
- 1
Develop a service for managing distributed locking.
system designmedium - 2
Merge a New Interval Merge a new interval into a list of non-overlapping intervals. Input: intervals = [[1,2],[3,5],[6,7],[8,10],[12,16]], newInterval = [4,8] Output: [[1,2],[3,10],[12,16]] Explanation: The new interval overlaps with [3,5], [6,7], and [8,10], merging them all into the unified block [3,10].
codingmedium - 3
Aggressive Cows Maximize the minimum distance between aggressive cows in stalls. Input: stalls = [0,4,3,7,10,9], cows = 3 Output: 4 Explanation: Placing the cows at positions 0, 4, and 10 yields a maximum possible minimum distance of 4 between any two cows.
codingmedium - 4
Longest Consecutive Sequence Determine the length of the longest consecutive elements sequence. Input: nums = [0,3,7,2,5,8,4,6,0,1] Output: 9 Explanation: The longest consecutive sequence is 0 through 8 (length 9), utilizing a hash set to check connectivity in linear time.
codingmedium - 5
Reverse Nodes in k-Group Reverse nodes in k-group in a linked list. Input: head = [1,2,3,4,5], k = 3 Output: [3,2,1,4,5] Explanation: The first 3 elements are reversed, while the remaining 2 are left untouched since they don't form a complete group.
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