Systems Design Engineer

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AMD is powering the next generation of supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or creating go-to-market plans, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward.

Job Role and Responsibility: Xilinx, Inc., a subsidiary of AMD, Inc., is hiring Systems Design Engineer to Research, design, develop, and/or test operating systems-level software, compilers, and/or network distribution software for semiconductor operations, applying principles and techniques of computer science, electronic engineering, and mathematical analysis. Design and develop novel algorithms for tiling and mapping quantized ML workloads on application specific hardware platforms. Analyze and transform intermediate representations of ML models (computational graphs) for efficient execution. Design, develop, troubleshoot and debug software for enhancements and new semiconductor products. Develop software and tools in support of electronic design, infrastructure and technology platforms, including operating systems, compilers, routers, networks, and/or databases.  Develop and maintain unit tests and integration tests for the compiler to support different generations of HW architectures. Determine hardware compatibility and/or influence hardware design. Implement compiler optimizations for performance, resource usage, and compute efficiency. Drive projects or processes of significant technical importance. Exercise independent judgment to select methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results with little to no supervision. Utilize knowledge of computers and electronics, including computer hardware and software, applications, and programming, as well as knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. Apply knowledge of engineering principles, best practices, and technologies to the design, development, and testing of various company systems and products.

Multiple openings.  Qualified applicants click “APPLY NOW” button to apply online.

Travel required: NO        

Qualifications: Degree required

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related field.

Qualifications: Amount and type of experience required: None.

Specific skills required: The following skills are required:

Position requires experience in the following:

• Compiler design principles (front-end, middle-end, back-end);
• Machine learning frameworks, including TensorFlow and PyTorch;
• Working with ML compilers, including MLIR and TVM;
• ML models, including CNN, LSTM, LLMs, and Diffusion;
• Programming in Python or C ;
• Machine learning hardware architectures, including GPUs, TPUs, and VLIW;
• Deep Learning;
• Generative AI;
• Docker;
• Kubernetes;
• Computer Vision; and
• Algorithms.

Experience may be gained through graduate-level coursework, research, or internship experience. 

Preferred Skills: N/A

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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.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.