Director Silicon Design Engineering Job Listing at AMD in Austin, TX (Job ID 78233-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 ROLE:  

As a Director of AI Transformation for AMD's Shift Left AI initiative, you will work with the technical and management leadership to oversee end-to-end delivery of cutting-edge AI/ML solutions for RTL & Backend Design, Verification in close collaboration with AMD's Software and Operations organizations. In addition, you will work closely with the leadership to deliver regular reporting for AMD's senior executive leadership and assist in the documentation and management process to ensure AMD's AI initiatives are developed and tracked in accordance with AMD's responsible use of AI guidelines.

THE PERSON: 

The ideal candidate for this role will be a proactive, enthusiastic leader passionate about emerging technologies. As a collaborative leader and technologist, they will thrive in a dynamic environment, effectively navigating ambiguity and change. Leveraging their engineering background and demonstrated success in silicon design delivery, verification and organizational change management, the successful candidate will possess exceptional communication and analysis skills.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Lead cross-organizational outreach, alignment, and influence to accelerate AI-driven transformation.
• Drive change management initiatives that enable teams to adopt AI-first and agentic workflow practices.
• Define AMD's strategy for applying agentic systems, foundation models, and tooling across R&D workflows.
• Provide deep expertise in agentic workflow design, retrieval/augmentation patterns, orchestration frameworks, and evaluation methodologies.
• Partner with RTL Design and Verification teams to identify and deliver high-impact AI opportunities; domain experience in D&V is a significant plus.
• Oversee program execution, reporting, and alignment with AMD's responsible AI guidelines.
• Assess the technical feasibility of new products by clarifying and analyzing requirements with RTL and verification architects, technical leads, and engineers
• Develop program schedules, considering various silicon development process and dependencies, and build staffing plans to support the timeline.
• Participate in creating project plans and schedules; develop and improve processes for tracking projects and risk mitigation.
• Own resource planning, status reporting, and issue communication to key partners, including senior executives and customers.
• Prepare and deliver project status updates and reviews to Shift Left AI Leadership 
• Lead across cross-functional teams, including business units and engineering organizations.
• Collaborate closely with engineering counterparts across global sites to plan and align operational efficiencies.
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PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 

• Experience leading Silicon Design engineering teams
• Expertise with silicon design verification or software development processes.
• Familiarity with AI and ML concepts and development practices.
• Excellent presentation and leadership skills, able to lead technical discussions.
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Experience leading complex, interrelated projects, programs, and functions
• Outstanding team player, dedicated to meeting deadlines in a fast-paced, multitasking environment
• Proficiency in tools like JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint, Excel and MS Office.
• Experience collaborating with globally distributed teams.
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ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering

LOCATION:  Austin, TX 

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Benefits offered are described:  AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.   We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants' needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position.  AMD's “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.