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Silicon Design Engineer

AMD· Engineering
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Hybrid (Cambridge, United Kingdom)Full-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Design Engineer in Core Performance Architecture Modelling at AMD, focusing on development and analysis of high-performance CPU microarchitectures, workload analysis, and performance modelling in a hybrid Cambridge, UK role.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and enhance cycle-accurate CPU microarchitecture performance models.
  • Analyse workloads, execution traces, and performance data to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement.
  • Support RTL-to-performance-model correlation and investigate differences between models and hardware implementations.
  • Evaluate microarchitecture features and quantify their impact on CPU performance.
  • Collaborate with performance, architecture, RTL design, and software teams on CPU feature development.
  • Develop tools, scripts, and methodologies that improve performance analysis and modelling efficiency.
  • Build technical expertise across CPU pipelines, prediction structures, memory systems, and other core microarchitecture components.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Strong foundation in computer architecture and software development.

Skills

Required:C++ programmingComputer architecturePerformance modelingAnalytical and problem-solving skills
Nice to have:PythonHardware design

Benefits

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