CPU Microarchitecture & Silicon Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AMD benefits at a glance

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. in Cambridge, United Kingdom, is seeking a Silicon Design Engineer to help develop high-performance CPU microarchitectures. You will model performance, analyse workloads, and collaborate across design, RTL, and software teams in a hybrid work environment.

You will build expertise in CPU pipelines, memory systems, and performance modelling, contributing to future AMD processors while expanding your engineering skills in a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong C++ programming and Python scripting skills.
• Experience in processor architecture, performance modelling, or hardware design.
• Familiarity with cycle-accurate simulation and performance analysis.
• Good understanding of OS, compilers, and applications.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Clear communicator within an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance cycle-accurate CPU microarchitecture performance models.
• Analyse workloads, traces, and performance data to identify bottlenecks.
• Support RTL-to-performance-model correlation with hardware implementations.
• Evaluate microarchitecture features and quantify their performance impact.
• Collaborate with performance, architecture, RTL design, and software teams.
• Develop tools, scripts, and methodologies to improve analysis efficiency.
• Build expertise across CPU pipelines, memory systems, and core components.

Skills

C++

Python

Computer architecture

CPU microarchitecture

Performance modelling

RTL design

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE/EE

Tools

Performance analysis tools

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. in Cambridge, United Kingdom, is seeking a Silicon Design Engineer to help develop high-performance CPU microarchitectures. You will model performance, analyse workloads, and collaborate across design, RTL, and software teams in a hybrid work environment.

You will build expertise in CPU pipelines, memory systems, and performance modelling, contributing to future AMD processors while expanding your engineering skills in a multidisciplinary team.