CPU Cache Architect

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Fort Collins, CO

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

AMD’s Cores Organization delivers industry leading CPU’s and caches that are the foundation of AMD’s server, client, and gaming business. We are looking for a Fellow-level experienced design engineer to join this innovative team as a technical expert and work in the areas of performance modeling, performance analysis, and microarchitecture development. The candidate will be a key contributor and leader for AMD’s next generation cores and caches. The candidate will join the team based in Austin, TX.

Requirements

Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to details.
Self-motivation and a commitment to meeting deadlines.
Creativity and innovation.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Teamwork is vital for our success.
BS/MS/PhD in EE, CS, CSE (or similar), and expertise in hardware design

Nice To Haves

C++ programming and scripting language capabilities
Computer architecture background with industry experience in architecting processors, caches, and interconnect.
Familiarity with Digital RTL Design, Software Development, Verilog HDL. Experience writing and debugging RTL.
Experience collaborating effectively towards the success of a project by working closely with a diverse team across disciplines.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with a small, dedicated team of hardware and software engineers to optimize the performance of CPUs, caches, and interconnect.
Develop and enhance cycle-accurate core, cache, and SoC (System on a chip) performance simulators.
Develop other simulators at different abstraction levels.
Use those simulators as well as analytical methods, emulation, and post-silicon observation and experimentation to develop and evaluate microarchitecture improvements.
Develop and improve tools and methodology for performance analysis of workloads.
Guide and mentor junior engineers.