AI Solutions Architect Job Listing at AMD in Shanghai, Shanghai (Job ID 76896-en-us)

Description

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 ORGANIZATION:

The Physical AI and Vertical Software & Solutions (PAVS) organization is dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Physical AI across robotics, industrial, and automotive markets. PAVS delivers best-in-class vertical software and co-engineered solutions that shorten design cycles for lighthouse customers while improving solution quality and user experience.

THE ROLE:

This position offers an exciting opportunity to work on the cutting edge of Physical AI solutions. As a senior technical contributor, you will play a key role in driving end-to-end delivery of customer software solutions. Your responsibilities will include defining customer reference architectures, contributing to solution design, and coordinating implementation and optimization across multiple teams. 

THE PERSON:

You are a subject matter expert and a strong technical contributor with experience in AI tools, frameworks, and models. You excel as part of a team where customer communication and team skills are highly valued.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Solution Architecture:
• Understand business requirements and design scalable physical AI architectures for embedded environments.
• Define hardware/software partitioning strategies across CPU, GPU, and NPU for AI workloads.
• Technical Leadership:
• Lead architectural development for AI POCs, pilots, and production deployments.
• Drive system-level performance tuning (latency, throughput, power, thermal) ensuring stability, scalability, and high performance.
• Innovation & Strategy:
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies, solve complex technical challenges, and drive continuous improvement for competitive solutions.
• Contribute to AMD's AI technology strategy and roadmap planning.
• Customer Engagement:
• Collaborate with ODM/OEM/Tier-1/ecosystem partners in China to co-develop AI solutions.
• Provide technical consultation on system integration, deployment architectures, and optimization.
• Thought Leadership:
• Represent AMD in Physical AI forums, publish technical blogs, and engage with developer communities.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• 10+ years of experience in systems architecture, embedded AI, automotive or industrial solutions.
• Proven expertise in AI and real-time systems, and experience with heterogeneous compute architectures, with a strong focus on x86 CPUs, GPUs, and/or adaptive SoCs.
• Proficiency with Linux, Python, C++, AI frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow), OpenCV, and real-time operating systems.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, Generative AI, and computer vision pipelines.
• Strong skills in system integration, workload partitioning, performance tuning, and problem diagnosis.
• Deep understanding of the PRC robotics, or industrial, or automotive ecosystem and proven experience collaborating with ODM/OEM/Tier‑1 partners.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for working effectively with customers and cross‑functional teams.
• Experience in co-development with customers is highly desirable.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience implementing AI models for perception, sensor fusion, planning, and control.
• Knowledge of ROS/ROS2, motion control, and real-time systems.
• Familiarity with AMD ROCm stack, or Intel OpenVINO, or GPU programming (CUDA, HIP).

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

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