Strategic Product Architect

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:

As a member of the Computing & Graphics (CG) SoC Architecture team, you will develop and design custom silicon for client, discrete graphics, handheld gaming, gaming consoles, and related platforms. In this role, you will be engaged with key customers and internal stakeholders to define product architectures that span across CG programs. You will analyze technical requirements, define outside-in use cases, and map across a broad spectrum of technologies to ensure a holistic, constrained system spanning silicon, platform HW/SW, and usages to deliver the best customer experiences. You will provide a cohesive technical vision of the required end-to-end architecture considering prioritized use cases and market segments.

THE PERSON:

AMD is a semiconductor design innovator leading the next era of digital experiences with its consumer computing products focused on driving industry-leading user experience. If you have a passion for excellence and a drive to achieve, you belong at AMD. Our employees, AMDer's as we like to call them, work hard, have fun, and thrive on success. We meet the challenges of an evolving marketplace by staying true to our corporate values, including an unwavering respect for individuals and a focus on retaining superior employees. AMD's environment is fast paced, results oriented and built upon a legion of forward-thinking people with a passion for winning technology. This is an extraordinary opportunity to work in an outstanding company like AMD - Join us!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Strategic product architecture definitionfor CG programs
• Architect solutions using AMD processors, accelerators, and multimedia components for consumer applications and be in the forefront of system hardware innovation.
• Closely work with customers, processor architects, IP and SOC architects, IO device architects, application software developers and system software developers, and business unit to define requirements for products, system and components for best performance, power balance, and cost.
• Work on research and development of next generation consumer designs to continually improve performance.
• Influence the shaping of future products/solutions by significantly contributing to the system architecture and technology execution.
• Deep knowledge of product architecture and design including memory, I/O, signal integrity, power integrity, packaging, power delivery, thermal, mechanical, power management, boot process, firmware, and hardware management.
• Proven track record of working with leading technology companies to jointly engineer outstanding products based on new SOCs/CPUs/chipsets.
• Establish credibility with both engineering and leadership counterparts at top technology companies, communicate technical results and positions clearly and accurately, and drive alignment on solutions.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Demonstrated SOC expertise by working on multiple projects from architecture, development, design including memory, I/O, power delivery, power management, boot process, firmware and hardware management through bring-up and validation and supported through the release to production.
• Detailed understanding of industry standards such as DDR, PCIe, USB and other high-speed IO protocol is required.
• Proven track record of engineering problem solving and pushing boundaries to deliver innovative and differentiating products.
• Experience working seamlessly across engineering disciplines and geographies to deliver excellent results.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science with extensive experience.

LOCATIONS:

Austin, Tx. or Boxborough, MA.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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