Field Application Engineer (FAE) - FPGA

AMD; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Join AMD as a Field Application Engineer focused on FPGA technology. You will provide technical guidance to customers, conduct system evaluations, and deliver training materials. The role requires effective communication skills and a solid educational background in electrical or computer engineering.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English required.
• Hands-on experience with FPGA architecture preferred.
• Ability to support customers effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide pre and post sales technical guidance to customers.
• System and module level design evaluations and issue resolution.
• Deliver customer training on design methodologies.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Technical communication

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Self-learning

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

MS or PhD (a plus)

Tools

Vivado Design Suite

Job description

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This range is provided by AMD. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$143,840.00/yr - $215,760.00/yr

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences - the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives.

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The Role

We are looking for a Field Applications Engineer (FAE) focused primarily on AMD FPGA technology. This is a field-focused position. The engineer will provide pre and post sales technical guidance to customers, including system and module level design evaluations, technical issue resolution and developing reference designs and delivering demonstrations. In top customer engagements, the FAE may become a consistent technical contributor and “extension” of the customer’s development team. In addition, the FAE will provide feedback to AMD product development teams on current and future products, including tools, run-time software, device architectures and IP. The role will also involve creating and delivering training material for customers in the area of effective design methodologies.

Position will require travel to customer locations in the Bay Area that is achievable by an automobile. Occasional travel by airplane to conferences typically only once a year.

The Person

Does this sound like you? We’d love to talk!

• Service and results-oriented with a strong desire to support customers and work as an extension of a dynamic sales team
• Comfortable in interactions with customers, including high urgency situations
• Excellent interpersonal, telephone, written and group communication skills
• Good organizational skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and track many activities
• Strong self-learner
• Must speak, read, and write fluent English.
  
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Provide pre and post sales technical guidance to customers.
• System and module level design evaluations, technical issue resolution, and developing reference designs and delivering demonstrations.
• A consistent technical contributor and “extension” of the customer’s development team.
• Provide feedback to AMD product development teams on current and future products, including tools, run-time software, device architectures and IP.
• Create and deliver training material for customers in effective design methodologies.
  
  
  

Preferred Experience

Must be able to complete the following with minimal guidance:

• Help debug and successfully resolve customer design issues
• Develop and conduct product demonstrations and run benchmarks
• Advise customers on system architecture and how to optimize for best success
• Provide feedback to AMD product development on hardware and software products and strategy
  
  
  

Desired Skills/Experience

• Proven hands-on experience with Vivado Design Suite
• Deep level knowledge of FPGA architecture
• Familiarity with various protocols and interfaces like Ethernet, PCIe, DDR4/5, etc
• Expert in debug and running performance analysis to examine performance bottlenecks
  
  
  

A Plus

• Experience as a system architect
• FPGA design engineering experience
  
  
  

Academic Credentials

• Minimum: BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• MS or PhD a plus.
  
  
  

LOCATION:

San Jose, CA

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Semiconductor Manufacturing

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