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Embedded Systems Architect – Aerospace & Defense

AMD· Engineering
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San Jose, CA$194.4kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Define and create AMD’s embedded processor solutions optimized for Aerospace & Defense applications, coordinating across silicon, firmware, and software to deliver high-performance, edge-ready solutions for defense-related edge sensors and mission computing.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the x86 solutions expert within our Aerospace and Defense team
  • Collaborate with other internal x86 technical marketing, applications, and product management teams to form value propositions for and influence of x86 roadmap
  • Develop and maintain strategic relationships with key aerospace and defense customers and partners, driving adoption of AMD products and informing future requirements
  • Create product value propositions that positively differentiate AMD x86 products, developing and directing outbound content, presentations, and webinars
  • Define, drive, and track co-developments for partner ecosystem (COTS providers)
  • Specify requirements and application use-cases for future x86 processors and solutions
  • Define and specify reference designs and benchmarking activity that showcase the capabilities of AMD products, integrating with demo designs in application fields such as radar, communications, image detection and classification, and AI
  • Guide internal and external cross-functional teams in the execution and delivery of reference designs and benchmarking

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering, electrical engineering, or similar technical field
  • Experience with embedded processors and systems in the defense community, product management, or in an applications engineering role
  • Strong background experience with x86 and Arm CPUs, and ideally exposure to RiscV
  • Knowledge and experience with BIOS, embedded drivers, and application software
  • Knowledgeable with memory architectures and tradeoffs impacting performance
  • Experience with comparative tradeoffs and performance benchmarking of processors
  • Experience with high-performance networking interfaces and tradeoffs (RoCEv2/RDMA)
  • Experience working with Linux variants and common RTOS requirements in Defense
  • Application-level experience with memory and resource partitioning, and hypervisors
  • Knowledgeable about compilers and workflows
  • Background working with COTS vendors on SBC development for defense applications
  • Strong analytical problem-solving skills, with ability to quickly learn, adapt, and apply new concepts
  • Must be a hands-on person who takes initiative and is self-motivated
  • Demonstrated capability to develop product value propositions and drive roadmaps
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, presentations skills, and the ability to work with multiple groups
  • Proven ability to work with cross-functional and geographically distributed teams
  • Familiarity with Intel and AMD x86 device architectures, including Ryzen and EPYC
  • Experience with x86 and ARM CPU programming and tools
  • Exposure to SoCs integrating programmable logic, such as Versal
  • Understanding or experience in embedded graphics and vision systems with GPUs
  • Edge AI and ML understanding, knowledge, or experience
  • Embedded DSP understanding, knowledge, or experience
  • Insight on capabilities and trades for x86 vs GPGPU for signal processing
  • Understanding of security features and requirements for embedded processors
  • Experience with relevant development flows, architectures, system design and integration, memory and high bandwidth IO interfaces, and verification methodologies
  • Knowledge of Linux; code development, scripting, GitHub, and open-source software
  • Deep insight into benchmarking, performance analysis, and optimizations on hardware
  • Requires domestic and international travel up to 20% of time

Skills

Required:x86 and Arm CPU experienceBIOS and embedded driversMemory architecturesBenchmarking and performance analysisLinux and RTOS in Defense
Nice to have:Networking interfaces (RoCEv2/RDMA)Hypervisors and partitioningCOTS/SBC developmentEmbedded graphics and GPUs

Benefits

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Last updated Oct 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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