Principal Rack-Scale AI Solutions Architect

Advanced Micro Devices; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Seattle-based, seeks a Principal Member of Technical Staff to own system design support, rack‑level bring‑up, and critical customer engagement for AMD Instinct products.

You will bridge internal architects with OEM partners, drive field debugging, and influence future roadmap through hands‑on leadership and expert engineering across hardware, firmware, and software. This role operates across onsite customer sites and labs.

Qualifications

• Advanced experience in system architecture, hardware/firmware debug, and customer‑facing engineering roles (HPC or AI/ML focus preferred).
• Deep understanding of Server/Rack system architecture (x86, GPU, PCIe, Interconnects).
• Strong proficiency in System Firmware (BIOS/UEFI, BMC/OpenBMC) debug, update flows, and deployment strategies.
• Experience with system bring‑up and debugging tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, ITP, JTAG).
• Knowledge of power delivery, thermal management, and mechanical form factors in datacenter environments.
• Leadership: Proven track record of leading technical teams through complex problem‑solving scenarios and interacting with executive leadership.
• Travel: Ability to travel to customer, factory and company locations

Responsibilities

• System Architecture & Design Support: own rack‑level bring‑up and design reviews with customers.
• Solution Optimization: architect and optimize Rack‑Scale AI deployments using AMD Instinct GPUs.
• Bring‑Up, Debug & Validation: deliver hands‑on debugging, stress testing, and root‑cause analysis.
• Documentation & Best Practices: create reference architectures and deployment guides for AMD AI platforms.
• End‑Customer Debug & Sustaining: provide high‑level engineering for deployed fleets and respond to escalations.
• Leadership & Strategy: influence roadmaps and mentor senior engineers; align with cross‑functional teams.

Skills

System architecture

Hardware/ Firmware debug

Customer-facing engineering

Leadership

Education

Bachelors/Masters/PhD in ECE/CE/CS

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

JTAG

OpenBMC/BIOS debugging

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices, Seattle-based, seeks a Principal Member of Technical Staff to own system design support, rack‑level bring‑up, and critical customer engagement for AMD Instinct products.

You will bridge internal architects with OEM partners, drive field debugging, and influence future roadmap through hands‑on leadership and expert engineering across hardware, firmware, and software. This role operates across onsite customer sites and labs.