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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:\nAMD’s Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group is expanding rapidly, aiming to be the leading silicon and solutions provider across the various embedded market segments, from Edge to Cloud. With a world-class portfolio spanning CPUs, APUs, GPUs, and FPGAs, we enable Tier-1 Networking and Storage, Automotive, Robotics, Industrial, Aerospace/Defense customers to build differentiated, high-performance platforms.\nThis highly visible role directly impacts customer success and the overall growth of AMD’s embedded business. You will influence next-generation product roadmap, guide customer technical execution, and develop innovative system architecture and solutions.\nTHE PERSON:\nThis position blends system and SoC/computer architecture expertise, technical leadership with external customer-facing technical ownership.\nInternally, you will help define next-generation platform solutions across heterogeneous hardware and software environments for various market segments and target use cases.\nExternally, you will lead deep technical engagements with customers-becoming the trusted technical advisor for their programs, shaping architectures, and driving solutions that deliver maximum performance and value.\nSuccess in this role requires the ability to connect concepts across domains, architect complex features, and guide both AMD teams and customers toward optimal solutions.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES:\nResearch, define, and drive system level solutions for future products targeting one or more of the following market segments: Networking, Security, Storage, Automotive, Robotics, Industrial, Aerospace/Defense.\nServe as the overall systems engineer for strategic customer accounts, often across multiple programs.\nPerform gap analysis and lead solutions architecting for pre-design win engagements to influence and secure wins.\nTranslate customer needs into actionable technical requirements across domains and components.\nProvide hands on leadership throughout execution of customer development programs, solving complex technical problems and ensuring cross domain alignment.\nEnsure customer designs make optimal architectural choices to achieve best possible performance on AMD platforms.\nBuild PoCs, demos, and use case optimizations; collaborate with ecosystem partners to deliver complete solutions.\nDefine and develop reference designs to showcase solution value.\nSystem level debug experience. Lead the triage, investigation, and root-cause analysis of complex system-level issues involving CPU silicon, platform hardware, firmware, drivers and OS/hypervisor interactions in customer environments.\nStay current on industry trends and feed insights into AMD’s roadmap planning.\nCreate technical papers, reference solutions, and application notes for internal, NDA, or public audiences.\nPresent at key technical events and represent AMD’s solution leadership.\nPREFERRED EXPERIENCE:\nStrong understanding of CPU and SoC architecture.\nx86 architecture processor architecture, RAS features, security features and micro-architecture expertise.\nStrong expertise in the architecture and protocol-level debug of high-speed I/O interfaces, including PCIe (Gen 4/5/6), CXL, DDR4/DDR5, Ethernet, USB, and low-speed buses (I2C, SPI, I3C, eSPI).\nBackground in technologies, technical standards, and system architectures of embedded applications and use cases for one or more of the following market segments: Networking, Security, Storage, Automotive, Robotics, Industrial, Aerospace/Defense.\nHands-on development experience with CPUs/GPUs/FPGAs, middleware, system-level drivers (BSP, HAL, kernel), firmware/BIOS.\nDeep knowledge of Linux OS, drivers and systems programming.\nExpertise in hardware platform development including signal integrity, power integrity.\nExperience with virtualization and hypervisors.\nStrong C/C++ development and scripting skills (Python).\nBroad system-level experience spanning processors, platforms, BIOS (UEFI, Coreboot), firmware, AI/ML, applications and frameworks like DPDK, SPDK.\nAI/Deep Learning experience is a significant plus.\nAbility to connect cross-domain technical dots and maintain a strong systems viewpoint.\nCustomer-facing experience with a record of enabling successful product development.\nStrong communication, collaboration, and influence skills.\nACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:\nEngineering degree in EE or CS.\nLOCATION:\nSan Jose, CA or Austin, TX\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:\nAMD’s Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group is expanding rapidly, aiming to be the leading silicon and solutions provider across the various embedded market segments, from Edge to Cloud. With a world-class portfolio spanning CPUs, APUs, GPUs, and FPGAs, we enable Tier-1 Networking and Storage, Automotive, Robotics, Industrial, Aerospace/Defense customers to build differentiated, high-performance platforms.\nThis highly visible role directly impacts customer success and the overall growth of AMD’s embedded business. You will influence next-generation product roadmap, guide customer technical execution, and develop innovative system architecture and solutions.\nTHE PERSON:\nThis position blends system and SoC/computer architecture expertise, technical leadership with external customer-facing technical ownership.\nInternally, you will help define next-generation platform solutions across heterogeneous hardware and software environments for various market segments and target use cases.\nExternally, you will lead deep technical engagements with customers-becoming the trusted technical advisor for their programs, shaping architectures, and driving solutions that deliver maximum performance and value.\nSuccess in this role requires the ability to connect concepts across domains, architect complex features, and guide both AMD teams and customers toward optimal solutions.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES:\nResearch, define, and drive system level solutions for future products targeting one or more of the following market segments: Networking, Security, Storage, Automotive, Robotics, Industrial, Aerospace/Defense.\nServe as the overall systems engineer for strategic customer accounts, often across multiple programs.\nPerform gap analysis and lead solutions architecting for pre-design win engagements to influence and secure wins.\nTranslate customer needs into actionable technical requirements across domains and components.\nProvide hands on leadership throughout execution of customer development programs, solving complex technical problems and ensuring cross domain alignment.\nEnsure customer designs make optimal architectural choices to achieve best possible performance on AMD platforms.\nBuild PoCs, demos, and use case optimizations; collaborate with ecosystem partners to deliver complete solutions.\nDefine and develop reference designs to showcase solution value.\nSystem level debug experience. Lead the triage, investigation, and root-cause analysis of complex system-level issues involving CPU silicon, platform hardware, firmware, drivers and OS/hypervisor interactions in customer environments.\nStay current on industry trends and feed insights into AMD’s roadmap planning.\nCreate technical papers, reference solutions, and application notes for internal, NDA, or public audiences.\nPresent at key technical events and represent AMD’s solution leadership.\nPREFERRED EXPERIENCE:\nStrong understanding of CPU and SoC architecture.\nx86 architecture processor architecture, RAS features, security features and micro-architecture expertise.\nStrong expertise in the architecture and protocol-level debug of high-speed I/O interfaces, including PCIe (Gen 4/5/6), CXL, DDR4/DDR5, Ethernet, USB, and low-speed buses (I2C, SPI, I3C, eSPI).\nBackground in technologies, technical standards, and system architectures of embedded applications and use cases for one or more of the following market segments: Networking, Security, Storage, Automotive, Robotics, Industrial, Aerospace/Defense.\nHands-on development experience with CPUs/GPUs/FPGAs, middleware, system-level drivers (BSP, HAL, kernel), firmware/BIOS.\nDeep knowledge of Linux OS, drivers and systems programming.\nExpertise in hardware platform development including signal integrity, power integrity.\nExperience with virtualization and hypervisors.\nStrong C/C++ development and scripting skills (Python).\nBroad system-level experience spanning processors, platforms, BIOS (UEFI, Coreboot), firmware, AI/ML, applications and frameworks like DPDK, SPDK.\nAI/Deep Learning experience is a significant plus.\nAbility to connect cross-domain technical dots and maintain a strong systems viewpoint.\nCustomer-facing experience with a record of enabling successful product development.\nStrong communication, collaboration, and influence skills.\nACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:\nEngineering degree in EE or CS.\nLOCATION:\nSan Jose, CA or Austin, TX\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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