Staff/Lead Thermal Applications Engineer (AI & Embedded Systems) Job Listing at AMD in Northern Ireland (Job ID 85824-en-us)

Description

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING 

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you'll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world's most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.  Together, we advance your career.  

THE ROLE

AMD is seeking a Technical Marketing Engineer with strong expertise in thermal design for embedded platforms, focused on AI at the Edge and physical AI systems.

The role bridges customers, field teams, and engineering to deliver clear, validated thermal methodologies that enable higher performance in thermally constrained environments.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Thermal Methodology and System Enablement
• Define and maintain scalable thermal design methodologies from early simulation through validation.
• Drive best practices for thermal density, hotspot management, and cooling in AI edge applications.
• Customer and Field Engagement. Act as the technical interface between customers, FAEs, and engineering on thermal challenges and escalations.
• Enable field teams with clear thermal guidance, design checklists, and decision frameworks.
• Technical Marketing and Content Creation. Develop technical collateral such as application notes, reference designs, training lab and presentations focused on thermal design. Create training and conference content to position AMD as a leader in embedded thermal innovation.
• Partner and Ecosystem Collaboration. Collaborate with thermal solution partners to align on validated designs and recommended practices.
• Support and grow AMD's thermal partner ecosystem to ensure scalable customer solutions.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Hands-on experience with thermal simulation, measurement, and validation.
• Experience with Siemens Flotherm, Ansys Icepack simulators .tzr, ,pdml & .ecxml models or SolidWorks and Creo modelling
  Familiarity with AI-at-the-edge workloads and prior experience in technical marketing or applications roles
• Familiarity with AMD adaptive and x86 product families
• Experience working across customers, field teams, and engineering, with strong technical communication skills

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelors in Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field 

LOCATION:

• Belfast, Northern Ireland.
• Note: If you are applying from outside Belfast, please note that this role requires relocation, as it involves onsite or hybrid attendance.

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AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.   We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants' needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position.  AMD's “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.