Numerical Architecture Engineer

AMD • Santa Clara, CA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

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 looking for a Numerical Architecture Engineer passionate about creating & driving cutting-edge techniques across the full landscape of numerical hardware design challenges from numerical machine specifications, algorithm & architecture design, modelling, RTL creation, high/higher level synthesis and formal verification across the design abstractions. The ideal candidate will have a proven interest in the intersection of mathematics and hardware engineering. In this role the candidate will work with key members of the GPU CTO office in conjunction with strategic members of the GPU division whether architecture, modelling, design, formal verification and high-level synthesis teams. The candidate will have full project ownership with projects culminating in multiple talks to diverse audiences. You will be a member of a core team of incredibly talented industry specialists and will work on the latest challenges being generated by our rapidly evolving graphics IP. THE PERSON: The ideal candidate should have demonstrated cross discipline research potential between computer science, hardware engineering and mathematics. They will be able to communicate effectively with mixed discipline audiences and enjoy real time problem solving with others.

Requirements

• Undergrad degree required.
• Experience in one and interest in the other of A) mathematics, numerical computation B) hardware engineering, computer arithmetic

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a subset of hardware, software & scripting languages: C++, SystemC, System Verilog, Python and mathematics packages
• Experience in formal verification techniques and tools (e.g. Cadence Jasper, Synopsys VCFormal)
• Bachelors or Master's degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering/Mathematics is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Creating formally provable correct models of complex mathematical functions
• Architecting floating-point algorithms to improve hardware implementation while provably meeting application-level correctness
• Exploiting formal verification for hardware performance improvements
• Number system research for machine learning
• Proving numerical algorithm correctness
• Hardware optimization and automation for fundamental arithmetic circuits
• Domain specific high/higher-level synthesis for numerical algorithms
• Exploit the mixed disciplinary group and its techniques to bring multiple tools & techniques to bear on the project
• Present findings to multiple internal and external audiences, enabling handover and pave the path to production

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees