AI/HPC Cluster Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices in Austin seeks an experienced AI systems engineer to design scalable AI/HPC clusters, selecting compute, storage and networking solutions to optimize performance and reliability for global deployments.

You will collaborate with hardware, software, data center, and operations teams to deliver a robust compute platform, with deep knowledge of PCIe, InfiniBand, Lustre/Ceph, and power delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience with HPC, AI infrastructure or data center systems engineering.
• Experience designing power delivery solutions for racks/data centers.
• Familiarity with AI/ML workflows and workloads.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable AI/HPC clusters including compute, storage, and networking.
• Evaluate and select CPUs, GPUs, accelerators, interconnects, and memory configurations for performance.
• Design network topologies to maximize cluster performance.
• Understand network performance needs of workloads and trade-offs of topologies.
• Design/optimize storage solutions (Lustre, Ceph) for AI/HPC.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, data center and operations teams to deliver scalable compute infrastructure.
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.

Skills

HPC infrastructure

AI systems

Cluster engineering

Networking knowledge

System-level design

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS

Tools

PCIe

InfiniBand

Ethernet

Job description

THE ROLE

We are seeking an experienced AI systems engineer to design scalable AI/HPC clusters with specific focus on compliance with customer and/or design requirements. This role involves reviewing and selecting compute, storage, networking, and power delivery components and solutions to optimize performance and reliability across global deployments. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver cutting‑edge infrastructure for AI and high‑performance computing workloads.

THE PERSON

An experienced systems engineer with a strong background in HPC, AI systems, and cluster engineering. You bring deep technical knowledge of compute, power, and networking components, a strategic mindset for system‑level design, and the ability to collaborate across diverse technical domains. You thrive in fast‑paced environments and are passionate about building efficient, scalable, and reliable compute platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Design scalable AI/HPC clusters including compute, storage, and networking
• Evaluate and select CPUs, GPUs, accelerators, interconnects, and memory configurations for optimal cluster performance.
• Design network topologies to maximize overall cluster performance
• Understand the network performance needs of different types of workloads
• Understand advantages and performance trade‑offs of network topologies for AI/HPC clusters
• Design and optimize storage solutions to maximize AI/HPC cluster performance
• Understand advantages and performance trade‑offs of cluster storage solutions, e.g. Lustre, Ceph, etc.
• Work across multiple organizations with subject‑matter experts from hardware, software, network, data center, and operations teams to deliver scalable, efficient, and reliable compute infrastructure.
• Experience in HPC, AI systems/clusters, or data center engineering.
• Strong understanding of rack and cluster design
• Knowledge of GPU/CPU architectures, PCIe, UALink, InfiniBand, and Ethernet networking.
• Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks and workload characteristics.
• Excellent problem‑solving, communication, and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in HPC, AI infrastructure, or data center systems engineering.
• Experience designing power delivery solutions for racks and data centers
• Contributions to open‑source HPC or AI infrastructure projects.

Academic Credentials

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field.

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