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About Amd
AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) is a semiconductor company that develops high-performance processors, graphics cards, and adaptive computing solutions for gaming, data centers, and embedded markets. Industry: Semiconductors
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The Embedded Systems Engineer - x86 Platforms joins the Embedded Sales team to provide technical support for customers, partners, and sales teams within a defined region. This role focuses on winning new designs and supporting existing wins by leading technical discussions, providing hardware platform development and debug assistance, and performing performance and benchmarking analysis. The successful candidate will optimize customer designs for AMD processor architecture and provide technical training. Required skills include a broad understanding of x86 product portfolios, operating systems like Windows and Linux, compilers, and benchmarks. The role requires expertise in system design, hardware architecture, and embedded software ecosystems. Key domain contexts include supporting platforms from design to mass production across industrial, edge, telco, and automotive applications, while utilizing AI to optimize tasks.
Provide technical support for AMD Sales Teams, customers, and partners within a defined region.
Lead technical discussions and resolve issues for platforms based on AMD embedded products from design to mass production.
Perform performance and benchmarking analysis to support new customer design wins and opportunities.
Debug and optimize customer designs for AMD processor architecture.
Provide technical guidance and recommendations for hardware and software platform performance improvements.
Deliver technical training and presentations to customers and internal AMD sales teams.
Conduct evaluation and research on competitive platforms, applications, and technologies.
Support regional events through hardware demonstrations and technical presentations.
What we're looking for
Undergraduate or advanced degree in a technical subject area like Engineering or Computer Science, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Broad technical understanding of AMD’s x86 product portfolio, specifically embedded devices for new platforms.
Specialized knowledge of end-user hardware and software environments, including Windows, Linux, compilers, benchmarks, and targeted applications.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a balance of hardware, architecture, and software expertise.
Outstanding problem-solving skills and the ability to manage complex problems involving multi-disciplined, cross-functional teams.
Ability to travel within the region, with approximately 25% travel possible.
Knowledge in system design, x86 processor technology, hardware design, benchmarks, embedded systems, or graphics (preferred).
Subject matter expertise in embedded software ecosystems, system architecture, APU technology, or ROCm and other AI flows (preferred).
x86
CPU
GPU
Linux
Cloud Computing
High-Performance Computing
Networking
Software Defined Storage
Data Analytics
Databases
UEFI
Firmware
FPGA
Performance Profiling
Benchmarking
CPU Microarchitecture
RTL
C++
C
Python
Perl
Performance Modeling
Power Modeling
SIMD
SoC Architecture
Data Structures
Algorithms
Pipeline Optimization
Branch Prediction
Prefetching
Memory Hierarchy