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High Performance Computing Architecture Researcher - 126423

The Role:

AMD Research is an entrepreneurial research organization with a strong track record of driving research innovations into AMD products. We are a global leader in the development of the world’s most advanced high-performance computers (HPC), such as El Capitan, the upcoming world-leading 2 exaflop supercomputer.

We are looking for a researcher to drive long-term ground-breaking changes in heterogeneous compute architectures targeting artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. In this role, you will work within a world-class research team and closely collaborate with AMD’s product developers to invent novel solutions that directly impact next-generation CPUs, GPUs, and FPGAs.

The Person:

Will embrace developing proof-of-concepts and working prototypes that demonstrate how future technology can impact the industry. You are self-motivated, a strong communicator, and work well in collaborations. Does this describe you? If so, then join us!

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze performance limitations of current and planned hardware; conceive of optimizations and new features to accelerate the performance
• Implement innovative software and/or hardware solutions and demonstrate their effectiveness analytically and in simulation
• Drive the results of the research projects into product roadmaps
• Write and submit patentable inventions
• Clearly communicate research results to academic, product and commercial audiences

Required Skills:

• Experience in high-performance computer system design and working knowledge of application and software development
• Proven experience in ideation, evaluation, and optimization of a research project
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Deep understanding of computer architecture fundamentals and cycle-level simulation development
• Demonstrated experience in performance and/or power analysis and design tradeoffs
• Strong programming skills in C/C++ and Python

Additional Experience Required:

• CPU hardware measurements
• Deep knowledge of advanced statistics and machine-learning techniques
• Experience in reliability, circuit design, and security is a plus

Academic Credentials:

• PhD degree or equivalent accomplishments in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field preferred