CPU Performance Modelling Architect

Overview

In this role, you contribute to CPU microarchitecture performance modelling and cycle-accurate simulator development within AMD’s Core Performance Architecture Modelling team. You’ll analyze workloads, correlate RTL-to-performance models, and help define features that optimize high-performance CPU performance. You’ll collaborate with hardware and software engineers to push innovation in HPC and pre-silicon analysis. This is a hands-on position that shapes architectural features and benchmarking, with tangible impact on AMD’s next-generation products. You will join a mission-driven environment focused on engineering excellence and scalable performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop cycle-accurate core microarchitecture performance simulator development
• Conduct workload and trace analysis to inform model accuracy
• Perform microarchitecture development and RTL-to-performance model correlation
• Collaborate with hardware and software engineers to implement novel features
• Partner with design teams to define architectural features and improve methodologies

Key requirements

• Proficiency in C++ and scripting languages
• Background in computer architecture from academic study or industry
• Experience with cycle-accurate microarchitecture performance simulator development
• Experience with pre-silicon performance analysis
• Knowledge of computing software including operating systems, compilers, and applications

• Collegial collaboration across cross-functional teams
• Creativity and initiative
• Technical leadership or proven innovation through publications or patents
• C++
• Scripting languages
• Cycle-accurate performance simulator development

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