CareerPlan

Chief Competitive Performance & Microarchitecture Analysis

Austin, TexasFull-time2026-09-11 → 2026-10-22
No visa sponsorship

Core

Establish AMD's Advanced Competitive Performance capability to predict, validate, and explain future server CPU competitiveness across x86, Arm, and cloud-custom platforms.

Role type

Senior technical leader and architect (competitive performance analysis)

Builds

Decision-ready views of competitive risks and expected AMD advantage for server CPU platforms

Domain

Semiconductor / Computer Architecture / Server CPU Performance

Required skills

CPU microarchitecture analysis, workload modeling, quantitative forecasting, experimental design, statistical interpretation, executive communication, cross-ISA analysis, benchmark fairness, configuration control, uncertainty quantification

Preferred skills

AMD EPYC/Intel Xeon/Arm Neoverse experience, pre-silicon performance modeling, silicon performance counters, partner/OEM benchmark validation, AI host-CPU analysis, system-level TCO analysis

Technologies

x86, Arm, cloud-custom platforms, CPU-plus-accelerator systems, architectural simulators, platform telemetry

Responsibilities

Set technical strategy for competitive CPU performance forecasting, own the predict-validate-translate cycle, lead reviews of CPU architecture assumptions, establish review discipline for measured vs modeled results, integrate multi-platform analyses, deliver executive readouts on competitive position, partner with architecture and product teams, set standards for fair benchmarking and clean-room governance

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic influence