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ADVANCE THE WORLD.\nAt AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future.\nWhether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger - technology that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.\nTHE ROLE:\nThis role blends deep GPU cluster architecture expertise with customer-facing technical leadership. It requires a systems-level thinker who can translate customer requirements into complete, buildable data center designs-spanning compute, networking, storage, power, cooling, and physical layout.\nTHE PERSON:\nYou are comfortable operating as a trusted technical advisor to senior management and at a deeply technical level. Own the end-to-end technical narrative from early solutioning through Basis of Design development, while aligning AMD internal teams, partners, and OEMs around a coherent architecture.\nSuccess in this role requires strong judgment, cross-domain fluency, and the ability to turn complex constraints into clear, defensible designs.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES:\nLead customer engagements to define AI GPU cluster architecture and develop complete Basis of Design (BoD) documents.\nArchitect end-to-end data center solutions including GPU platforms, high-speed networking, storage, power distribution, cooling, and floor layout.\nTranslate AI workload requirements (training, inference, mixed workloads) into scalable, reliable infrastructure designs optimized for AMD platforms.\nPartner with customers, OEMs/ODMs, and AMD internal teams to align on technical decisions and tradeoffs.\nPerform architecture reviews, gap analysis, and risk assessments to ensure designs are deployable and operationally sound.\nProvide guidance on best practices for power redundancy, cooling strategies, network topology, and cluster scalability.\nSupport pre-sales, solution reviews, and executive-level technical discussions as needed.\nPREFERRED EXPERIENCE:\nExperience designing large-scale GPU or HPC clusters for AI workloads.\n\nUnderstanding of data center architecture including:\n- High-speed Ethernet networking\n- Distributed and parallel storage systems\n- Power distribution, redundancy, and capacity planning\n- Air and liquid cooling solutions\n- Physical layout and rack-level design\n\nExperience producing or reviewing Basis of Design, reference architectures, or similar engineering documentation.\nCustomer-facing technical experience with the ability to clearly communicate complex tradeoffs.\nStrong systems mindset with the ability to connect compute, network, storage, and facilities constraints.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills.\nHigh ownership, attention to detail, and ability to operate independently across ambiguous problem spaces.\nACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field required\nLocation is flexible in the US or Canada, though compensation may change based on location.\nThis role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.\n#LI-RL1\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:\nThis role blends deep GPU cluster architecture expertise with customer-facing technical leadership. It requires a systems-level thinker who can translate customer requirements into complete, buildable data center designs-spanning compute, networking, storage, power, cooling, and physical layout.\nTHE PERSON:\nYou are comfortable operating as a trusted technical advisor to senior management and at a deeply technical level. Own the end-to-end technical narrative from early solutioning through Basis of Design development, while aligning AMD internal teams, partners, and OEMs around a coherent architecture.\nSuccess in this role requires strong judgment, cross-domain fluency, and the ability to turn complex constraints into clear, defensible designs.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES:\nLead customer engagements to define AI GPU cluster architecture and develop complete Basis of Design (BoD) documents.\nArchitect end-to-end data center solutions including GPU platforms, high-speed networking, storage, power distribution, cooling, and floor layout.\nTranslate AI workload requirements (training, inference, mixed workloads) into scalable, reliable infrastructure designs optimized for AMD platforms.\nPartner with customers, OEMs/ODMs, and AMD internal teams to align on technical decisions and tradeoffs.\nPerform architecture reviews, gap analysis, and risk assessments to ensure designs are deployable and operationally sound.\nProvide guidance on best practices for power redundancy, cooling strategies, network topology, and cluster scalability.\nSupport pre-sales, solution reviews, and executive-level technical discussions as needed.\nPREFERRED EXPERIENCE:\nExperience designing large-scale GPU or HPC clusters for AI workloads.\n\nUnderstanding of data center architecture including:\n- High-speed Ethernet networking\n- Distributed and parallel storage systems\n- Power distribution, redundancy, and capacity planning\n- Air and liquid cooling solutions\n- Physical layout and rack-level design\n\nExperience producing or reviewing Basis of Design, reference architectures, or similar engineering documentation.\nCustomer-facing technical experience with the ability to clearly communicate complex tradeoffs.\nStrong systems mindset with the ability to connect compute, network, storage, and facilities constraints.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills.\nHigh ownership, attention to detail, and ability to operate independently across ambiguous problem spaces.\nACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field required\nLocation is flexible in the US or Canada, though compensation may change based on location.\nThis role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.\n#LI-RL1\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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