Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

CPU Core Performance Staff Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc • $120K — $160K *
Austin, TX 78745In-Person
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in CPU architecture and performance modeling
  • Proven track record in modern CPU core performance features
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Experience with pre-silicon simulation and post-silicon analysis
  • Familiarity with AI tools and methods for performance modeling
  • Strong communication and mentoring capabilities
  • PhD preferred in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Responsibilities

  • Architect and design high-performance CPU core features using performance simulation tools
  • Correlate performance features between simulators and actual designs
  • Innovate and develop CPU performance modeling techniques
  • Conduct workload and trace analysis for feature development
  • Perform feasibility studies on new performance features through high-level modeling
  • Develop cycle-accurate simulators for detailed performance analysis
  • Lead and support team efforts to meet schedule commitments
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams across various engineering disciplines

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Continuous learning and development opportunities
  • Access to wellness programs
  • Employee discounts and perks
  • Potential for a performance-based bonus
Full Job Description
THE ROLE:

As a CPU Core Performance Engineer, you will have a unique opportunity to architect, design and model performance features in AMD's next-generation CPU core. You will work in the center of an experienced, skilled, and motivated engineering team with a track record of success. As a member of the CPU Core performance team, you will work on the leading edge of processor technology to define CPU Architecture and collaborate with RTL design, Verification and Post-Silicon teams to make AMD's ambitious future CPU roadmap a reality.

THE PERSON:

You approach challenges relentlessly with both critical thinking and creativity. You work as part of a team with strong problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills. You have a solid understanding of modern CPU architecture, a solid track-record delivering complex performance features for modern CPU cores and have ideas and a drive to make it even better. Does this describe you? If so, then join us!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Architecture, design and modeling of high-performance CPU core features working on CPU core performance simulator.
  • Correlation of performance features across performance simulator and actual CPU processor design in a pre-silicon simulation, emulation as well as post-silicon setting.
  • Innovate technical ideas related to CPU architecture through CPU performance modeling ideas and techniques:
    • Workload and trace analysis, ideation and development of CPU core performance features.
    • High-level modeling of features to perform feasibility analysis on new performance features.
    • Cycle-accurate core microarchitecture CPU core performance simulator development on features that have more detailed specifications.
    • RTL model vs performance simulator model correlation
    • Post-silicon performance analysis and correlation
  • Lead team, meet schedule commitments and provide strong support to various customers related to performance modeling and correlation.
  • Collaborate with multi-functional teams and technical leads across RTL, Verification, emulation and silicon to drive AMD's success in CPUs used across a variety of market segments.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
  • A strong technical contributor with CPU architecture and performance modeling background and strong problem-solving skills.
  • Prior experience and proven track-record in modeling of modern CPU cores performance features in one or more areas of the processor pipeline.
  • Strong analytic and problem-solving skills including the ability to analyze current processor behavior, identify potential areas for improvement and design of experiments and performance studies leading to new performance features and improvements.
  • Proven experience solving hard engineering problems related to CPU core architecture and micro-architecture from feature ideation to modeling and all the way to productization of CPU core performance features.
  • Strong processor architecture and software engineering background, including use of AI tools and methods to design, test and optimize code used in performance modeling.
  • A strong technical contributor with experience working with a distributed team across time zones.
  • Strong mentoring, coaching and technical leadership skills.
  • Strong communications skills. Able to summarize complex problems for team leaders and architects as well as drill down to details with engineers.
  • Generates publication(s) relevant to areas of expertise and is capable of presenting at technical conferences.
  • Must be a self-starter and self-motivated and perform work with little supervision.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
  • Bachelors/Masters/PhD in Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering

LOCATION:

Austin, TX

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Learn more about Advanced Micro Devices, Inc
Size
15,500 employees
Market Cap
$100.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$2.4 billion
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+30.9%
Revenue
$9.7 billion
NASDAQ
AMD
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