AMD · 23 hours ago
Director Silicon Design Engineering
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$209K/yr - $313K/yrAMD is a company focused on building innovative products that enhance computing experiences across various domains. The role of Director of AI Transformation involves overseeing the delivery of AI/ML solutions for silicon design and verification, while collaborating with multiple teams to ensure alignment with AMD's responsible AI guidelines.
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No H1B
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
Qualification
Required
Proactive, enthusiastic leader passionate about emerging technologies
Collaborative leader and technologist who thrives in a dynamic environment
Engineering background and demonstrated success in silicon design delivery, verification and organizational change management
Exceptional communication and analysis skills
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
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
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering
Preferred
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
Benefits
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Company
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices is a semiconductor company that designs and develops graphics units, processors, and media solutions.
Founded in 1969
10001+ employees
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