Solutions Architect

at  Advanced Micro Devices Inc

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Good understanding of processor architectures such as x86, ARM or other.
• Background in autonomous driving technologies a BIG PLUS.
• Strong development background working closely with CPU/GPU/FPGA, developing middleware. and/or system SW drivers for HW accelerators in BSP & HAL or Kernel.
• Deep knowledge of OS concepts and programming in Linux or Real-time operating system environments.
• Exposure to virtualization technologies and hypervisors.
• Strong programming background in C, C++ and scripting like Python.
• System experience from processor to the platform, BIOS, SW/FW, ML and applications.
• Understanding of AI workloads.
• Good breadth and depth of systems technical knowledge (x86, SoC, Platform-HW, Platform-SW, BIOS/FW, Tools) and being able to connect the dots across domains and provide systems view.
• Good knowledge, customer understanding and proven track record enabling customers in their product development.
• Team player with passion and hunger to do whatever it takes for business success. High sense of urgency and drive for results and not afraid to roll-up-the-sleeves and get things done.
• Excellent customer and communication skills is key.
• Ability to build credibility, influence, align and build consensus among parties working towards the final goal.

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives.
AMD together we advance_
Responsibilities:

THE ROLE:

At AMD, the growing and versatile Embedded Division is looking to be the lead silicon and solutions provider in new and emerging segments, paving the way with carefully crafted next generation solutions and innovations from Edge to Cloud. Our core suite of world class silicon portfolio from APUs/GPUs/FPGAs provide automakers and Tier-1 suppliers, high performance and flexible solutions to develop and deploy differentiated solutions from Edge to Cloud for self-driving vehicles. This role will be highly visible technical execution role with a direct opportunity to impact the customer success and there-of success of embedded business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Research, define and drive Auto Solutions that will be productized.
• Be the overall systems engineer for strategic customer accounts responsible for one or many programs with that customer.
• Engage and complete gap-analysis and solutions architecting for the pre-design win customer engagements and technically influence them to get the win.
• Understanding and analyzing customer requirements and breaking them into technical requirements for different components/deliverables.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership of the customer program during execution phases tackling solution requirements and complex technical problems. Connect the dots for different domains and provide close technical oversight.
• Make sure the customer design considers all the right choices and trade-offs etc. to get the best feature and performance entitlement from their AMD based solution.
• Do PoCs, demos or use-case optimizations as needed to win the designs and work with ecosystem partners as needed to provide a complete technical solution to the customer.
• Define and work on Reference Designs to showcase solutions value-proposition.
• Keep updated with industry trends and provide inputs / recommendations to the roadmap architects and teams.
• Author technical paper, reference solutions, applications note internally as well as externally for NDA customers or public publications. Participate and present in key market technical events.