AI Applications Engineer

AMD; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Travel opportunities (≈10% of time)

Competitive benefits

Job summary

AMD in San Jose, CA is seeking an AI Applications Engineer to join the Wired and Wireless Business Team within the AECG. This early-career role combines AI/ML with FPGA/SoC design, embedded systems, and AI infrastructure security to deliver efficient, secure reference designs.

You will work with Vivado/Vitis tool flows, optimize AI models for edge deployments, and collaborate across engineering, product, and customers to advance AMD's AI hardware roadmap.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Experience with AI/ML in hardware context is preferred.
• Knowledge of FPGA design and AI deployment.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI-assisted workflows for FPGA/SoC designs.
• Tune and evaluate open-source AI models for edge security.
• Deploy AI inference on FPGA SoCs, NPUs, GPUs.
• Collaborate with teams and present findings.
• Contribute to AI infrastructure security initiatives.
• Create benchmarks and technical content.

Skills

AI/ML engineering

Python / C/C++

Linux development

Verilog/VHDL / FPGA

Embedded systems

Security awareness

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in EE/CS

Tools

Vivado/Vitis

Git

HDL tooling

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future.

Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger – technology that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

The Role

We are seeking an AI Applications Engineer to join AMD's Wired and Wireless Business Team within the Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group (AECG). This early-career role offers the opportunity to develop deep expertise at the intersection of artificial intelligence, FPGA/SoC design, embedded systems, and AI infrastructure security.

In this role, you will leverage AI technologies to accelerate the development, verification, and optimization of FPGA-based reference designs using AMD Vivado™ and Vitis™ tool flows. You will also contribute to strategic initiatives focused on AI infrastructure security, customization of open-source AI models, and efficient deployment of AI inference workloads across FPGA SoCs, NPUs, and GPUs in wired and wireless communications environments.

The Person

The ideal candidate is passionate about applying AI to real-world engineering challenges and eager to expand their expertise across hardware and software domains. You bring a strong technical foundation in AI/ML, programming, and mathematical modeling, combined with a collaborative mindset and a willingness to learn emerging technologies.

You thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment and embody AMD's culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, teamwork, humility, and inclusion.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and utilize AI-assisted workflows to accelerate the creation, validation, and optimization of FPGA and SoC reference designs.
• Apply AI tools and techniques to improve engineering productivity throughout design and verification processes.
• Fine-tune, evaluate, and optimize open-source AI models for embedded, edge, and security-focused applications.
• Implement and optimize AI inference solutions on FPGA SoCs, NPUs, and GPUs, balancing performance, latency, power consumption, and resource utilization.
• Research and prototype innovative solutions for securing AI infrastructure deployments in enterprise environments.
• Contribute to industry and open-source communities focused on AI, embedded computing, and security technologies.
• Generate technical content, benchmarks, proof-of-concepts, and recommendations that support product strategy and long-term technology roadmaps.
• Collaborate with engineering, product management, field teams, and customers through technical presentations and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in AI/ML engineering, applied research, software productivity initiatives, or related technical fields.
• Hands-on experience with training, fine-tuning, quantization, and evaluation of open-source AI models.
• Strong understanding of machine learning fundamentals, neural networks, optimization techniques, probability, and statistics.
• Proficiency in Python or C/C++, Linux development environments, and Git-based version control.
• Familiarity with FPGA design methodologies, RTL development (Verilog/VHDL), High-Level Synthesis (HLS), or embedded systems development.
• Exposure to edge AI deployment, AI model optimization, AI infrastructure security, or hardware-accelerated computing is a plus.
• Interest in learning FPGA/SoC architectures, AI stack optimization, and hardware-level security technologies.

Academic Credentials

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent

LOCATION

• San Jose, CA with a hybrid work environment.
• Approximately 10% travel for industry conferences, customer engagements, and cross-functional collaboration activities.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. 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.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD's "Responsible AI Policy" is available here.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.