SoC Architect, Customer Engineering

Amd

Confirmed live yesterday High trust
Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Jose, CAAustin, TX
Salary
$229,600–$344,400 / yr
Posted
136 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Apr 28, 2027

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $208k
This role $287k
$140k most similar roles pay here $366k

This role pays more than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $175,000–$240,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $287k versus about $208k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

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 367 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $166,400–$249,600 across 367 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Amd

At a glance

TL;DR · SoC Architect, Customer Engineering

As a SoC Architect, Customer Engineering within the Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group, you will serve as a technical advisor to customers in segments like Networking, Automotive, and Aerospace. You will research and define system-level solutions, perform gap analyses for pre-design wins, and translate customer needs into actionable requirements across heterogeneous hardware and software environments. Your daily work involves building proofs of concept, developing reference designs, and performing root-cause analysis on complex issues involving CPU silicon, firmware, drivers, and OS interactions. You will utilize expertise in x86 architecture, high-speed I/O interfaces like PCIe, CXL, and DDR5, alongside Linux systems programming and C/C++ or Python scripting. The role focuses on solving architectural challenges to optimize performance for embedded applications across various industrial use cases while influencing the product roadmap through technical leadership.

What you'll do

  • Research and define system-level solutions for products in the networking, automotive, robotics, and aerospace markets.
  • Serve as the primary systems engineer for strategic customer accounts across multiple programs.
  • Perform gap analysis and lead solution architecting to influence and secure pre-design win engagements.
  • Translate complex customer needs into actionable technical requirements across various hardware and software domains.
  • Lead the triage, investigation, and root-cause analysis of complex system-level issues involving silicon, firmware, and OS interactions.
  • Build proofs of concept, demonstrations, and use case optimizations in collaboration with ecosystem partners.
  • Develop reference designs and create technical papers or application notes to showcase solution value.
  • Represent AMD at key technical events and present solutions to both internal and external audiences.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
  • Expertise in CPU and SoC architecture, including x86 micro-architecture and security features.
  • Experience with high-speed I/O interfaces such as PCIe (Gen 4/5/6), CXL, DDR4/DDR5, Ethernet, and USB.
  • Proficiency in Linux OS, system programming, and development of firmware, BIOS, and system-level drivers.
  • Strong C/C++ development skills and proficiency in Python scripting.
  • Experience with hardware platform development including signal integrity and power integrity.
  • Knowledge of virtualization, hypervisors, and frameworks like DPDK or SPDK.
  • Proven experience in customer-facing technical roles to drive product development and solution architecture.

More like this

Similar roles

Embedded SoC Architect

Amd

San Jose, CA 17 days ago $200,000$300,000
SoC Architecture x86 RISC-V ARM PCIe Ethernet USB DDR AXI Interconnect FPGA AI/ML Accelerators Network on Chip Firmware Boot Security Debug Telemetry RAS
Hybrid

SoC Platform Architect

Amd

San Jose, CA 37 days ago $200,000$300,000
SoC Architecture SerDes PCIe CXL DDR LPDDR HBM UCIe Ethernet USB Analog/Mixed-Signal PHY Power Integrity Signal Integrity Advanced Packaging High-Performance Computing AI
Hybrid

Senior Firmware Engineer

Amd

San Jose, CA +1 101 days ago $204,000$306,000
x86 Linux Android C C++ Python Firmware BIOS Kernel HAL BSP Middleware Hypervisors Virtualization SoC FPGA GPU CPU
Hybrid

Storage and Memory Systems Architect

Amd

Austin, TX 18 days ago $200,000$300,000
System Architecture x86 NVMe PCIe CXL Infiniband Ethernet DDR Cloud-Native Computing SoC Design BIOS AI Training Inference UCIe SmartNICs RAID
10+ yrs exp Hybrid

Test & Measurement Systems Architect

Amd

San Jose, CA 9 days ago $229,600$344,400
FPGA x86 AI Engines ASIC PCIe Ethernet JESD204 CXL Linux r to s Firmware Embedded Systems Signal Processing System Architecture Data Analytics
Hybrid