Director of Silicon Design Engineering

Advanced Micro Devices; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

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Job summary

A leading technology firm seeks a Director of Silicon Design Engineering in Bengaluru, India. You will lead a global team of 30+ engineers, focusing on end-to-end silicon performance and design execution. Responsibilities include driving cross-functional alignment and ensuring performance targets for complex SoCs. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in silicon design and performance architecture, along with strong leadership skills and a relevant engineering degree. Join us to innovate in the field of AI and computing.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in silicon design engineering, performance architecture, or related technical domains.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to drive complex technical programs from concept through post-silicon execution.

Responsibilities

• Own system level performance attainment and HW/SW optimization.
• Lead execution across multiple silicon programs.
• Build, scale, and lead a global team of silicon design and performance engineers.

Skills

Silicon design engineering

Performance architecture

Cross-functional leadership

SoC architecture

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical or computer engineering

Job description

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.

Together, we advance your career.

Director of Silicon Design Engineering

THE ROLE

The Director of Silicon Design Engineering is responsible for owning end to end silicon performance and design execution. This role provides technical and organizational leadership for system-level performance attainment, hardware/software optimizations, silicon debug, and sustained performance delivery for complex SoCs and accelerators. The Director drives cross functional alignment across architecture, modeling, design, validation, software, and product teams to ensure performance, power, and efficiency targets are met for current and future products.

THE PERSON

In this role you would manage a global organization of ~30+ engineers, with growth potential to 50+.

Direct impact on product competitiveness, customer performance outcomes, and long‑term silicon roadmap success.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Leadership

• Own system level performance attainment and HW/SW optimization to improve out of box and sustained performance across silicon products.
• Lead post‑silicon debug, regression, performance analysis, and optimization efforts to achieve committed product targets.
• Establish and evolve methodologies for power and performance modeling, validation, and silicon bring up.

Execution & Delivery

• Lead execution across multiple silicon programs, ensuring performance and power goals are met on schedule.
• Partner closely with architecture, RTL design, verification, firmware, system software, and product management teams.
• Identify and mitigate technical and execution risks across the silicon lifecycle.
• Drive continuous improvement in tools, flows, and best practices for silicon design and performance engineering.

People & Organizational Leadership

• Build, scale, and lead a global team of silicon design and performance engineers.
• Manage senior technical leaders (Fellows, Senior Fellows, Directors) and develop succession plans.
• Set clear technical direction, performance expectations, and career development paths for the organization.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and collaboration.

Cross Functional & External Engagement

• Serve as a primary technical interface with internal senior leadership, including Directors, Senior Directors, Fellows, and Engineering VPs.
• Engage externally with customer platform engineering teams, engineering leads, and product stakeholders as needed.
• Represent silicon design and performance perspectives in executive reviews and customer engagements.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Extensive experience in silicon design engineering, performance architecture, or related technical domains.
• Deep understanding of SoC architecture, performance modeling, power analysis, and silicon debug.
• Proven experience leading large, global engineering teams.
• Strong cross‑functional leadership and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to drive complex technical programs from concept through post‑silicon execution.
• Experience with high performance compute, AI accelerators, GPUs, or large scale SoCs.
• Background in both hardware and system/software performance optimization.
• Prior experience interfacing with external customers or partners on silicon performance topics.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical or computer engineering

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EEO STATEMENTS

AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third‑party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.