Senior Performance Modeling Engineer

Amd

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Work type
On-site
Location
Austin, TXSanta Clara, CA
Salary
$188,160–$282,240 / yr
Posted
119 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Jun 30, 2027

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Above market

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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

Amd currently has 496 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Performance Modeling Engineer

As a Senior Performance Modeling Engineer on the electronics design engineering team, you will serve as a Performance Architect focusing on next-generation GPU and data center systems. Your primary responsibilities include participating in microarchitecture exploration, performance modeling, and analysis to solve application performance issues. You will propose solutions to enhance performance and optimize power while performing micro-benchmarking, workload characterization, competitive analysis, and bottleneck identification. You will also develop tools and methodologies for performance analysis of workloads. The role requires expertise in GPU, CPU, or computer system microarchitecture, along with experience in computer system performance models and workload analysis. Technical skills include strong programming proficiency in C++ and Python. This role addresses performance and power optimization challenges for cloud computing and machine learning acceleration.

What you'll do

  • Architect, analyze, and optimize high-performance SoCs for cloud computing and machine learning acceleration.
  • Propose and implement solutions to enhance performance and optimize power for next-generation GPU SoCs.
  • Participate in microarchitecture exploration, performance modeling, and analysis for data center systems.
  • Conduct micro-benchmarking, workload characterization, and competitive analysis to identify performance bottlenecks.
  • Develop tools and methodologies for the performance analysis of various workloads.
  • Communicate and implement technical solutions to address processor and system performance issues.

What we're looking for

  • PhD in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field plus 5 years of experience.
  • MS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field plus 8 years of experience as a Computer Architect or Design Engineer.
  • Bachelors degree plus 12 years of relevant experience.
  • Masters or PhD with emphasis on Computer Architecture performance studies (preferred).
  • Experience with GPU, CPU, or computer system microarchitecture (preferred).
  • Experience with the development and usage of computer system performance models (preferred).
  • Experience with computer workload analysis (preferred).
  • Strong programming skills, including experience with C++ and Python (preferred).

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