Director Engineering

THE PERSON:

• The ideal person has outstanding problem-solving skills, analytical skills, attention to design details, creative & out of box thinking, interpersonal skills at driving collaboration across cross-functional teams for common goals, penchant for listening to/ learning from peers, persistence & perseverance at the face of obstacles, patience to iterate for optimal solution, and ability to document & share best design practices.
• AMD culture of execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives is critical for success in this role.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Specify product roadmaps for FPGA/SoC, IP, custom ASIC aligned with technological trends and emerging use cases
• Identify customer system requirements, develop system architecture proposals to help customer differentiate, lower cost, power, and TTM
• Contributing to business strategy & successful execution of strategy to fruition, sales and field training/ enablement and demand generation Identify
• Define system design requirements, design & implementation of system reference designs
• Guide/ mobilize/ and work with internal engineering teams and partner ecosystem for timely execution of IP and system reference designs
• Collaborate with Silicon and Tools marketing teams for alignment and execution on product/ market requirements
• Enable sales and field to drive AMD technology adoption for successful execution on business, revenue, and profitability goals

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• 15+ years of experience in design and development of wired subsystems at leading OEM vendors using FPGA/ SoC and/ or ASICs
• Deep knowledge of Ethernet protocols and associated security standards, packet/ optical networks, and broadband access technologies
• Expert levels skills in RTL design, FPGA tools and/or ASIC design methodologies
• Experience in wired subsystem design performance benchmarking, power optimization, and system thermal design considerations
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing deadlines
• Strong project management, process management, analytical and consulting skills