Silicon Design Engineer

Overview

In this role you will contribute to the development and analysis of high-performance CPU microarchitectures within AMD’s Core Performance Architecture Modelling team. You will collaborate with performance, architecture, and design engineers to build cycle-accurate models and analyze workloads, driving improvements in processor efficiency. The role offers hands-on exposure to RTL-to-model correlation, feature evaluation, and cross-team collaboration on future high-performance CPUs. This is a chance to deepen expertise in CPU architecture while shaping next-generation processors at a global technology leader.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance cycle-accurate CPU microarchitecture performance models
• Analyse workloads, execution traces, and performance data to identify bottlenecks
• Support RTL-to-performance-model correlation and compare models to hardware
• Evaluate microarchitecture features and quantify their impact on performance
• Collaborate with performance, architecture, RTL design, and software teams on feature development
• Develop tools, scripts, and methodologies to improve performance analysis and modelling efficiency
• Build expertise across CPU pipelines, memory systems, and core microarchitecture components

Key requirements

• Strong programming skills in C++, with Python or scripting experience beneficial
• Solid understanding of computer architecture and CPU microarchitecture fundamentals
• Experience in processor architecture, performance modelling, simulation, or hardware design
• Familiarity with performance analysis, benchmarking, or cycle-accurate simulation
• Knowledge of operating systems, compilers, and applications within computing software stacks
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; effective communication within engineering teams
• Evidence of curiosity and technical initiative through projects, internships, or open-source contributions
• Nice-to-have: electronics or digital hardware background including RTL or hardware design principles

• collaborative
• strong communication
• curiosity
• C++
• Python
• CPU microarchitecture

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