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AMD · 2 months ago

Senior Field Application Engineer - HPC

Austin, Texas

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

AMD is a leading company in next-generation computing experiences, focusing on AI and data centers. The Senior Field Application Engineer will lead technical engagements for HPC opportunities, working closely with customers and partners to demonstrate AMD's EPYC CPUs and Instinct GPUs, while also performing Proof of Concepts and tackling technical performance issues.

AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingComputerEmbedded SystemsGPUHardwareSemiconductor

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead HPC technical engagement in key customer accounts through product discussion and demonstration. Collaborating with partners in realizing success

Pitching and demonstrating EPYC and Instinct for HPC. Proof of Concepts demonstrating EPYC and Instinct performance and using different toolchains

Hardware and Toolchain performance debug, testing and comparison

Assist in creating TCO models to assist pricing with bid desk

Characterising applications on EPYC and Instinct, documenting results

Perform testing on early CPU samples. Active engagement with Engineering, Architecture, Platform, Software, and Product Development teams providing feedback and leadership from the field on future direction

Create necessary training material. Provide training sessions at customer sites

Technically owning and resolving customer and partner issues. Submitting JIRA tickets and driving resolution

Automating repeatable procedures

Qualification

HPC application performanceTechnical program managementCustomer-facing experienceLinux administrationToolchain performance debugPrioritizeCommunicationPositive attitude

Required

Clear track record of technical execution on HPC opportunities

Expertise in HPC application performance testing on CPU (and ideally GPU too)

Strong technical program management skills. Ability to lead technical relationships with both customers and HPC partners

Ability to independently prioritize opportunities to deliver results on time

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Good level of business English

Strong positive can-do attitude willing to do what is necessary. Runs to problems. Available to help colleagues

Open to travel domestic and international, approximately 10-25%

Bachelors' Degree in a technical field (Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics) preferred

Preferred

Candidate has a track record in winning HPC opportunities over a 3+ year period

Expertise in compiling large codes from source, with appropriately linked math libraries and flag optimisation. Strong understanding of different toolchains (e.g. ZenSS, Intel, CPE)

Ability to pitch product and influence customers

Proven understanding of baseline testing of popular synthetic and real world codes (e.g. HPL, OpenFOAM, molecular dynamics, CFD, weather)

Understanding system level hardware and its configuration/impact on performance to enable projections on future performance

Customer-facing experience. Able to write technical documents and communicate at an appropriate level depending on the audience

Some Linux administration; understanding setup for HPC middleware

Proven HPC application experience

Experience building and running HPC applications on GPU. CUDA or OpenACC or OpenMP paradigms

Experience running AI models on CPU or GPU

Any experience understanding/inspecting/writing assembly

Understanding of memory and cache hierarchy and methods to query performance/latency at each level

Understanding HPC dataflow down to the register-level

Security clearance for the national labs in the USA