Sr. FAE - Embedded Solutions (Southern California)

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THE ROLE:

We are looking for a Field Applications Engineer (FAE) focused primarily on AMD x86 and FPGA technologies. This is a Field-focused position. The engineer will provide pre and post sales technical guidance to customers. The position will include system and module level design evaluations, technical issue resolution, and developing reference designs and delivering demonstrations. In top customer engagements, the FAE may become a consistent technical contributor and “extension” of the customer’s development team. In addition, the FAE will provide feedback to AMD product development teams on current and future products, including tools, run-time software, device architectures and IP. The role will also involve creating and delivering training material for customers in the area of effective design methodologies.

THE PERSON:

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• Excellent problem-solving, time-management, prioritization, and organizational skills, able to lead complex problems, involving multi-disciplined, multi-functional teams and many priorities at once
• A standout colleague with excellent collaborative skills, and ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills and demonstrated success in building strong technical relationships (internal: Sales, Marketing, Engineering and external: OEM)
• Attention to detail combined with outstanding planning and organizational skills

REQUIREMENTS:

Must be able to complete the following with minimal guidance:

• Help debug and successfully resolve customer design issues
• Develop and conduct product demonstrations and run benchmarks
• Advise customers on system architecture and how to optimize for best success
• Provide feedback to AMD product development on hardware and software products and strategy

Desired Skills / Experience

• Solid hands-on experience with Vivado Design Suite
• Deep level knowledge of FPGA architecture
• Familiarity with various protocols and interfaces like Ethernet, PCIe, DDR4/5, etc
• Expert in debug and running performance analysis to examine performance bottlenecks
• Service and results-oriented with a strong desire to support customers and work as an extension of a dynamic sales team
• Comfortable in interactions with customers, including high urgency situations
• Excellent interpersonal, telephone, written and group communication skills
• Good organizational skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and track many activities
• Strong self-learner
• Must speak, read, and write fluent English.

PREFFERED SKILLS:

• Experience as a system architect
• FPGA design engineering experience

EDUCATION:

BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering. MS or PhD a plus.

LOCATION:

Los Angeles or San Diego, CA area

Position will require domestic travel to customer locations.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.