Senior Technical Leader – Robotics Software SDK Development

AMD; India; On-site; INR 5,500,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD is seeking a Senior Technical Leader to architect and deliver a comprehensive Robotics Software SDK across navigation, perception, manipulation, and AI pipelines. You will drive cross‑team alignment, collaborate with silicon, platform, and customer engineering groups, and lead open‑source ecosystem engagement.

The role emphasizes architectural leadership, performance optimization, and SDK lifecycle management, with mentorship of senior engineers and visible impact on the robotics software

Qualifications

• 15+ years in robotics, embedded systems, or advanced compute software engineering.
• Deep expertise in ROS2, navigation/perception stacks.
• Experience with AI/ML pipelines in robotics (TensorFlow, PyTorch, ONNX).

Responsibilities

• Define architecture, design principles, and roadmap for the Robotics SDK.
• Architect and optimize compute pipelines using ROCm and accelerators.
• Provide consultative direction to senior leadership across AMD orgs.
• Represent AMD in ROS2, simulation, and robotics open-source communities.
• Establish SDK release processes, docs standards, and API stability.
• Mentor senior engineers and drive cross-team technical decisions.

Skills

ROS2

C++

Python

GPU programming

Real-time systems

OpenCL

Open source

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Robotics/EE

PhD preferred

Tools

Gazebo

O3DE

Foxglove

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.

Senior Technical Leader – Robotics Software SDK Development

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

AMD’s Robotics and Physical AI initiatives require senior technical leaders to define and build a modern, high‑performance Robotics Software SDK that accelerates development across navigation, perception, manipulation, sensing, heterogeneous compute, and AI acceleration. The PMTS role is a high‑impact technical leadership position, consistent with AMD’s technical career ladder, and spans architecture, cross‑team collaboration, and sustained innovation in the robotics software ecosystem.

THE ROLE

As a Principal Member of Technical Staff (PMTS) in Robotics Software SDK Development, you will architect, design, and deliver a comprehensive robotics software stack leveraging AMD’s APU platforms, accelerators, sensor interfaces, and open‑source robotics frameworks. You will drive AMD’s robotics ecosystem enablement—including ROS2, Vulkan/ROCm accelerators, simulation toolchains, navigation and perception modules, and integrated AI pipelines

You function as a technical leader across organizational boundaries, guiding system design decisions, SDK API definitions, performance optimization, and cross‑functional alignment with silicon, platform, AI, and customer engineering teams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Robotics SDK Architecture & Development

• Define and own the architecture, design principles, and roadmap for AMD’s Robotics Software Development Kit, aligned with AMD’s adaptive compute and sensor‑fusion roadmap
• Build core modules for:
  • Perception (camera/LiDAR/IMU fusion, accelerated vision pipelines via ROCm/Vulkan)
  • Navigation (NAV2, SLAM, motion planning)
  • Manipulation (MoveIt–based planning stacks)
  • Simulation interfaces (Gazebo, O3DE/Robotec.ai)
• Ensure SDK compatibility across AMD hardware platforms (x86, SoCs, FPGAs/ACAP, Ryzen AI, R8000 families) as described in robotics strategy files (Robotics Strategy...).

2. Performance, Optimization & Accelerators

• Architect and optimize compute pipelines, leveraging ROCm, GPU compute, AIE/FPGA acceleration, and hardware‑assisted libraries (Robotics Strategy...).
• Define performance KPIs and lead profiling, benchmarking, and tuning of robotics workloads on AMD hardware.

3. Cross‑Functional Technical Leadership

• Provide consultative direction to senior leadership, consistent with PMTS expectations
• Collaborate with:
  • Silicon/platform architects
  • AI/ML teams (Ryzen AI, ROCm)
  • Sensor and I/O engineering
  • OS/hypervisor teams (Linux, TSN, EtherCAT, Xen, etc.)
  • Field and customer engineering teams

4. Open‑Source Ecosystem Engagement

• Represent AMD in ROS2, simulation, and robotics open‑source communities.
• Contribute upstream enhancements for AMD acceleration backends (ROCm, Vulkan compute, AIE, TinyML).

5. Productization, Quality & SDK Lifecycle Management

• Establish SDK release processes, documentation standards, API stability guidelines, and reference application examples
• Ensure cross‑version compatibility, dependency resolution, and packaged deployment across Linux distributions, containers, and edge devices.

6. Mentorship & Organizational Impact

• Mentor senior engineers and influence cross‑team technical decision‑making, as expected of a PMTS
• Drive innovation through patents, technical papers, internal demos, and reviews with executives.

THE PERSON

Required Attributes

• Recognized subject‑matter expert in robotics software, SDK architecture, or heterogeneous compute systems.
• Proven ability to operate at principal‑level scope, influencing across multiple AMD organizations
• Excellent communication, mentoring, and cross‑functional alignment skills.

Technical Qualifications

• 15+ years in robotics, embedded systems, or advanced compute software engineering.
• Deep expertise in:
  • ROS2, navigation/perception stacks
  • C++, Python, modern software architecture
  • GPU and accelerator programming (ROCm, Vulkan, OpenCL)
  • Real‑time systems, TSN, industrial interfaces (EtherCAT, CANFD, etc.)
  • Simulation tools (Gazebo, O3DE, Foxglove)
• Experience integrating AI/ML pipelines into robotics systems (AIE, TensorFlow, PyTorch, ONNX).

Preferred Experience

• Contributions to open‑source robotics or GPU ecosystems.
• Experience with complex SoC platforms and hardware/software co‑design.
• Demonstrated history of innovation, patents, or technical leadership roles.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• PhD preferred for advanced robotics/AI/compute specialization.

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