What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hardware Applications Engineer position at AMD?
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. Together, we advance your career.
THE ROLE:
AMD is seeking a highly skilled and experienced technical professional to enable validation and performance optimization of AMD server CPUs with partner products. This role is responsible for ensuring technical alignment, readiness, and successful joint solution development in support of AMD’s data center and server market objectives. The individual will work closely with AMD engineering teams and external partners to drive technical issue resolution, feature alignment, and product enablement.
THE PERSON:
You are an experienced engineer with deep expertise in the server industry and a strong understanding of multi-core processor architectures. You collaborate effectively across teams, solve complex technical challenges, and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences. You are proactive, organized, and passionate about delivering system-level solutions that strengthen AMD’s success in the server ecosystem.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
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.
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. Together, we advance your career.
THE ROLE:
AMD is seeking a highly skilled and experienced technical professional to enable validation and performance optimization of AMD server CPUs with partner products. This role is responsible for ensuring technical alignment, readiness, and successful joint solution development in support of AMD’s data center and server market objectives. The individual will work closely with AMD engineering teams and external partners to drive technical issue resolution, feature alignment, and product enablement.
THE PERSON:
You are an experienced engineer with deep expertise in the server industry and a strong understanding of multi-core processor architectures. You collaborate effectively across teams, solve complex technical challenges, and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences. You are proactive, organized, and passionate about delivering system-level solutions that strengthen AMD’s success in the server ecosystem.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Enable validation and performance optimization of AMD server CPUs with partner products.
- Track progress and ensure alignment and readiness with AMD’s product launch plans.
- Drive closure of open technical issues by leveraging AMD and partner subject matter experts.
- Develop and maintain long-term technical feature alignment between AMD server and partner products.
- Create system-level (hardware and software) solutions and articulate the technical value proposition of joint partner-enabled offerings.
- Author and co-author technical collateral, including application notes, tuning guides, and whitepapers, to position AMD products in target markets.
- Define detailed requirements and co-develop joint partner demos and proofs of concept.
- Collaborate with partners to create statements of work (SOW) for implementation as needed.
- Work with partners to develop detailed benchmarking and performance validation plans on AMD platforms.
- Train, socialize, and evangelize AMD’s technical value proposition to internal teams and external partners.
- Deep technical experience in the server industry with strong knowledge of multi-core processors.
- Familiarity with server technologies, ecosystem trends, and software/hardware system solutions.
- Strong understanding of PCIe and CXL technologies.
- Knowledge of memory hardware technologies is a plus.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Proven success working across functional organizations and achieving high levels of customer and partner satisfaction.
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
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.
Salary : $184,000 - $276,000