What are the responsibilities and job description for the AI Cluster Design Engineer position at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc?
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THE ROLE
We are seeking a highly skilled systems engineer to architect and design scalable AI/HPC clusters. This role involves evaluating and selecting compute, storage, networking, power delivery, and cooling 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 architect with a strong background in HPC, AI infrastructure, and data center engineering. You bring deep technical knowledge of compute 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, networking, power delivery, and cooling
- Evaluate and select CPUs, GPUs, accelerators, interconnects, and memory configurations for optimal performance
- Develop advanced thermal and power delivery strategies for high-density deployments
- Understand global power delivery and regulatory requirements (U.S., EMEA, Asia, etc.)
- Define power budgets, redundancy schemes, and fault tolerance mechanisms
- Design network topologies to maximize cluster performance across workload types
- Assess trade-offs and performance characteristics of various network architectures
- Design and optimize storage solutions (e.g., Lustre, Ceph) for AI/HPC clusters
- Collaborate with hardware, software, network, data center, and operations teams to deliver robust infrastructure
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
- Extensive experience in HPC, AI infrastructure, or data center systems engineering
- Experience with liquid cooling or advanced thermal management
- Experience with rack level power distribution
- 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 or equivalent work experience
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