Sr. FAE - Embedded Solutions (Bay Area)

<strong class="jdheading"></strong><br><br><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSCustomFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING</span></span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSCustomFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif;" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSCustomFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">gaming</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;">ingenuity</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">you’ll</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 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.</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">  </span></span><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSCustomFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Together, we advance your career. </span></span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSCustomFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif;" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <br><strong class="jdheading"></strong><br><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>THE ROLE:</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: #ffffff;">We are looking for a Field Applications Engineer (FAE) focused primarily on AMD x86 and FPGA technologies. This is a Field-focused position. The engineer will provide pre and post sales technical guidance to customers. The position will include system and module level design evaluations, technical issue resolution, and developing reference designs and delivering demonstrations. In top customer engagements, the FAE may become a consistent technical contributor and “extension” of the customer’s development team. In addition, the FAE will provide feedback to AMD product development teams on current and future products, including tools, run-time software, device architectures and IP. The role will also involve creating and delivering training material for customers in the area of effective design methodologies.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; background: white;">THE PERSON:</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; background: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Does this sound like you? We’d love to talk!</span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; background: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Excellent problem-solving, time-management, prioritization, and organizational skills, able to lead complex problems, involving multi-disciplined, multi-functional teams and many priorities at once</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; background: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A standout colleague with excellent collaborative skills, and ability to work independently or as part of a team</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; background: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Outstanding oral and written communication skills and demonstrated success in building strong technical relationships (internal: Sales, Marketing, Engineering and external: OEM)</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; background: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Attention to detail combined with outstanding planning and organizational skills</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">REQUIREMENTS:</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Must be able to complete the following with minimal guidance:</strong></span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;"><li style="color: #0c64c0;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Work side by side with the Amazon sales and business development organization to develop technical strategies</span></li><li style="color: #0c64c0;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Present and execute technical proposals and strategies</span></li><li style="color: #0c64c0;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Help drive innovative and creative solutions within the customer</span></li><li style="color: #0c64c0;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Drive feedback loops within AMD corporate and engineering teams to drive product improvements and customer centric optimizations</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Help debug and successfully resolve customer design issues</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Develop and conduct product demonstrations and run benchmarks</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Advise customers on system architecture and how to optimize for best success</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Desired Skills / Experience</strong></span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;"><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Solid hands-on experience with Vivado Design Suite</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Deep level knowledge of FPGA architecture</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Familiarity with various protocols and interfaces like Ethernet, PCIe, DDR4/5, etc</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Expert in debug and running performance analysis to examine performance bottlenecks</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Service and results-oriented with a strong desire to support customers and work as an extension of a dynamic sales team</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Comfortable in interactions with customers, including high urgency situations</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Excellent interpersonal, telephone, written and group communication skills</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Good organizational skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and track many activities</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong self-learner</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Must speak, read, and write fluent English.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>PREFFERED SKILLS:</strong></span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;"><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience as a system architect</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">FPGA design engineering experience</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>EDUCATION:</strong></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering. MS or PhD a plus.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; background: white;">LOCATION:</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; background: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Bay Area, CA</span></p><p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; background: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Position will require domestic travel to customer locations. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">#LI-RF1</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">#LI-REMOTE</span></p> <br><strong class="jdheading"></strong><br><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Benefits offered are described:  </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"><a href="https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/careers/benefits.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AMD benefits at a glance</a>.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">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.</span></em></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position.  AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available <a href="https://www.amd.com/en/legal/responsible-ai-use-policy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here.</a></span></em></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></em></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">This posting is for an existing vacancy.</span></em></span></p>

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