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AMD · 2 hours ago

Lead GFX Architect, RAS (Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability)

Austin, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$192K/yr - $289K/yr

AMD is a company that focuses on building innovative products for next-generation computing experiences. The Lead GFX Architect will be responsible for defining RAS features, working with experts to identify trends, and managing a technical team to ensure the reliability of GFXIP deployments across various markets.

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Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead the definition of GFXIP RAS features and capabilities, establish architecture requirements, and write architectural specifications for RAS features

Work with company RAS and industry RAS experts to identify trends and likely future needs

Research new reliability features for next generation GFX IP to avoid pitfalls and improve reliability per clock and per cost

Innovate design and architecture procedures to increase efficiency of design inclusion or exclusion of RAS features and levels of protection

Negotiate with stakeholders on RAS objectives

Guide HW design teams in evaluating and improving the RAS protection and coverage of their implementations

Manage, hire and train small technical team focused on RAS objectives

Qualification

RAS architectureVLSI designComputer architectureRTL designReliability analysisCommunication skillsPresentation skillsProblem solving

Required

Excellent communication and presentation skills, demonstrated through technical publications, presentations, trainings, etc

Extensive experience designing and/or architecting features of VLSI circuits

Experience designing and architecting RAS features

Up-to-date understanding of industry needs and RAS feature trends

Lead the definition of GFXIP RAS features and capabilities, establish architecture requirements, and write architectural specifications for RAS features

Work with company RAS and industry RAS experts to identify trends and likely future needs

Research new reliability features for next generation GFX IP to avoid pitfalls and improve reliability per clock and per cost

Innovate design and architecture procedures to increase efficiency of design inclusion or exclusion of RAS features and levels of protection

Negotiate with stakeholders on RAS objectives

Guide HW design teams in evaluating and improving the RAS protection and coverage of their implementations

Manage, hire and train small technical team focused on RAS objectives

Undergrad degree required. Bachelors, Masters or PhD degree in Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering

Preferred

Experience in computer architecture and reliability, with a strong understanding of the physical interference and breakdown mechanisms that drive the need for RAS protections

Familiarity with RAS protection features such as storage element parity and ECC, bus parity, heartbeat monitors, deferred error handling, watchdog timers, and the impact of resulting resets

Computing and graphics architecture

RTL design and/or verification

Failure rates and figures of merit

Background in reliability analysis

Mastery of principles of logic and circuit design and hardware principles and methods relevant to more complex systems and platforms