SOC Silicon Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) seeks a Computing & Graphics SoC Architect to design custom silicon for client and graphics platforms.

You will work with the lead architect to shape customer-specific architectures, contribute to micro-architecture specs, and evaluate performance, power, and area trade-offs across development stages. You will collaborate with global teams, translate requirements into detailed specs, and ensure architectural alignment with IP and engineering groups while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS.
• Experience with SoC development and architecture preferred.

Responsibilities

• Influence and define next-generation architecture.
• Analyze performance, power, and area trade-offs.
• Compile competitive analysis data.
• Translate product requirements into detailed specs.
• Ensure architectural alignment and interoperability across teams.
• Maintain end-to-end process documentation for cross-team clarity.

Skills

Fabric connectivity

Memory systems

Power delivery

Clock distribution

Floor planning

Packaging

Scripting

Data analysis

EDA tools

VLSI design flow

CMOS technology

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

Tools

Perl

TCL

Python

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.

THE ROLE:

As a member of the Computing & Graphics (CG) SoC Architecture team, you will develop and design custom silicon for client, discrete graphics, handheld gaming, gaming consoles, and related platforms. You will work with the lead SoC architect to define customer‑specific architectures and contribute to product specifications, micro‑architecture specifications, performance, and power trade‑offs. The role will span early concept development through the development phases to final production.

THE PERSON:

In this role you will collaborate with a network of expert architects and designers worldwide. Collaboration, communication, and organization skills are critical to success. You will approach sophisticated problems with a firm methodology, conduct experiments and analysis, formulate recommendations, and present findings to co‑workers, teams, and customer engineering teams across multiple time zones and geographies.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support pathfinding activities to influence and define next‑generation architecture
• Analyze design trade‑offs in terms of performance, power and area impact
• Analyze and compile competitive analysis data
• Collaborate with architecture leads to translate product requirements into detailed specifications
• Work with AMD's Engineering teams and IP teams to ensure architectural alignment of features and clean interoperability and integration
• Develop and maintain comprehensive end‑to‑end process documentation to ensure cross‑team alignment and clarity for execution

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Solid understanding of SoC construction including fabric connectivity, memory systems, power delivery, clock distribution, floor planning, and packaging
• Skills in scripting, data analysis, experience with EDA tools, VLSI design flow and CMOS technology
• Strong problem‑solving, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to work in a dynamic and diverse environment
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to approach novel problems from multiple perspectives and at varying levels of abstraction
• Ability to analyze and understand sophisticated workflows and processes, and develop innovative ways in streamlining and automating
• Proven ability to translate complex technical details into clear, concise, and well‑structured documentation
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Perl, TCL, Python) is highly preferred

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.

LOCATIONS:

Austin, TX. or Boxborough, MA.

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.