DSP Specialist - Field Application Engineer (Southwestern US)

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

1d•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: The DSP Specialist FAE will be responsible for DSP based designs supporting our AMD Embedded customers. This is a remote position and the applicant can be in any US city as long as they have access to an airport within reasonable distance, preferably in the Southwestern US. The Specialist FAE is responsible for DSP related technical interaction with our customers and factory experts to maximize our AMD Embedded solutions presence in our customer systems. THE PERSON: Does this sound like you? We’d love to talk! 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 A standout colleague with excellent collaborative skills, and ability to work independently or as part of a team Outstanding oral and written communication skills and demonstrated success in building strong technical relationships (internal: Sales, Marketing, Engineering and external: OEM) Attention to detail combined with outstanding planning and organizational skills

Requirements

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
Proven industry experience with DSP based architecture definition, design, and support (FPGA silicon design knowledge a plus)
In depth knowledge of EDA tools for DSP designs.
Experience with Matlab, Simulink, etc. required
Understanding of Vivado and Vitis preferred
In depth knowledge of DSP design – examples include multi-rate processing, super sample rate techniques, FIR, FFT, DUC, DDC, matrix math, etc.
Fundamental knowledge of VHDL or Verilog design for ASIC and FPGA a plus
Understanding of both hardware and software development process for FPGA-based SoCs
Experience with C or C++ required
TCL, OpenCL and/or Python experience is a plus
Fundamental knowledge of Machine Learning, DNN, CNN is a plus
Embedded processor knowledge is a plus
Technical knowledge of GPU and CPU architectures and tradeoffs is a plus
ROCm or CUDA experience is a plus
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong presentations skills, and the ability to work with multiple groups
Willingness to learn, research, and engage in areas where applicant is not already well versed

Responsibilities

Provide deep technical expertise for diverse applications such as RADAR, EW, communications, image processing, etc.
Provide deep technical support and training to customers in their selection and use of AMD DSP development tools, silicon and IP products that ensure success
Provide technical leadership and guidance that focuses on design win strategies for all customer opportunities
Analyze customer needs, compare and contrast AMD Embedded and competitive solutions to maximize the customers use of our products
Collaborate with field and factory resources to develop and deliver technical proposals to customer project managers, engineering managers, system architects and design engineers
Code and implement convincing proof of concept DSP designs to demonstrate efficient use of AMD technology and competitive advantages to secure design wins
Create new or use existing presentation and demonstration material to craft and deliver presentations and demos on AMD Embedded products, tools, and methodologies that align with customers’ needs
Provide regular feedback to our internal management and factory experts on the needs of the customer base