Location
Austin, TX
Type
Full-time
Posted
6/24/2026
Compensation
USD $156,100.00/Yr. β USD $223,000.00/Yr.
Job description
As a CPU Core Performance Engineer at AMD, you will have the opportunity to architect, design, and model performance features for next-generation CPU cores. You will collaborate with a skilled engineering team to define CPU architecture and work closely with RTL design, verification, and post-silicon teams. This role emphasizes innovation and problem-solving in the realm of CPU technology, aiming to drive AMD's ambitious roadmap forward. Your contributions will be pivotal in shaping the future of computing experiences.
Requirements
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering
- Strong technical background in CPU architecture and performance modeling
- Proven experience in modeling modern CPU core performance features
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience working with distributed teams across time zones
- Strong communication skills, capable of summarizing complex problems
Responsibilities
- Architect, design, and model high-performance CPU core features using a CPU core performance simulator.
- Correlate performance features across performance simulators and actual CPU designs in pre-silicon and post-silicon settings.
- Innovate technical ideas related to CPU architecture through performance modeling techniques.
- Conduct workload and trace analysis for the ideation and development of CPU core performance features.
- Perform feasibility analysis on new performance features through high-level modeling.
- Develop cycle-accurate core microarchitecture CPU core performance simulators.
- Lead the team to meet schedule commitments and support customers related to performance modeling.
- Collaborate with multi-functional teams across RTL, verification, emulation, and silicon.
Benefits
- AMD provides a competitive 'Total Rewards' package that focuses on financial growth, health, and work-life balance.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts Β· latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Advanced Micro Devices Inc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
71
FY2026
Approval rate
99.2%
FY2026
LCA certified
263
FY2026
Entry-level share
4.2%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
-61%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-68%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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