Principal Memory Subsystem Architect

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• Strategy and roadmap: Define AMD’s multi-generation LPDDR and DRAM-buffer strategy, adoption plans, priorities, ownership, risks, and business-unit decisions across Client, Server, Embedded, S3, and other adopting organizations.
• Standards leadership: Represent AMD in JEDEC and related forums through technical proposals, ballots, negotiations, partnerships, and consensus building; maintain approved AMD positions and drive closure of standards dependencies.
• Device and buffer architecture: Define requirements for LPDDR devices, DDR6 registered clock drivers, LPDDR6 in-package buffers, future buffer architectures, and supporting components, including partitioning, topology, interfaces, protocols, clocking, performance, power, training, telemetry, reliability, security, test, error handling, recovery, and interoperability.
• System integration: Coordinate DRAM and buffer behavior with controller, PHY, SoC, package, module, board, firmware, validation, and platform requirements; guide tradeoffs among discrete, module-level, in-package, die-integrated, DRAM-integrated, and host-side implementations.
• Implementation specifications: Deliver architecture, SPD, configuration, authentication, attestation, firmware, power, thermal, packaging, platform, compliance, margining, characterization, robustness, and fault-handling requirements and guidance.
• Ecosystem readiness: Align DRAM vendors and suppliers of buffers, PMICs, regulators, hubs, connectors, and related technologies on roadmaps, qualification plans, interoperability, readiness milestones, and adoption risks.
• Cross-functional execution: Serve as the company-wide architecture authority, lead internal workgroups, resolve technical tradeoffs, document decisions and ownership, and provide business-unit teams with specifications, reusable solutions, implementation guidance, issue resolution, and launch-readiness support.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field required; master’s degree or PhD preferred.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.