Senior Field Application Engineer - HPC

Job Title

Senior Field Application Engineer - HPC

Role Summary

Lead technical engagement for HPC opportunities in Europe, focusing on positioning AMD EPYC CPUs and Instinct GPUs with customers and partners. This is a customer-facing, hands-on role responsible for proofs of concept, performance testing, characterization, and coordinating technical stakeholders across engineering, product, and sales teams.

Experience Level

Senior. The posting indicates demonstrated success in HPC engagements; examples in the description reference multi-year experience (candidate track record over 3+ years and 5+ years listed as preferred).

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include customer technical ownership, performance validation, and collaboration with internal teams to drive product adoption.

• Lead HPC technical engagement and product demonstrations for key customer accounts.
• Design and execute proofs of concept and performance tests on CPU and GPU platforms.
• Characterize application performance on EPYC and Instinct, document and present results.
• Test and profile early CPU samples; provide field feedback to Architecture, Engineering, Platform, Software, and Product teams.
• Debug hardware, toolchain, and runtime performance issues; submit and drive resolution of technical tickets.
• Coordinate with partners on their HPC testing and provide hands-on assistance.
• Create training materials and deliver training sessions to customers and internal teams; mentor junior FAEs.
• Automate repeatable test and validation procedures and assist with TCO modelling for bids.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and role expectations, plus preferred and nice-to-have items.

• Must-have: Proven expertise in HPC application performance testing on CPUs; GPU experience is strongly desirable.
• Deep knowledge of HPC toolchains and runtime optimization; ability to diagnose performance at system and software levels.
• Experience compiling large codes from source and linking appropriate math libraries and optimization flags.
• Strong technical program management skills and the ability to lead technical relationships with customers and partners.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to produce technical documentation.
• Customer-facing experience and ability to prioritize independently to deliver results on time.
• Some Linux administration experience and familiarity with HPC middleware setup.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (~10–25%).

Nice-to-have:

• Experience winning HPC opportunities and running baseline tests of synthetic and real-world codes (e.g., HPL, OpenFOAM, molecular dynamics, CFD, weather).
• Experience running HPC applications on GPUs (CUDA, OpenACC, OpenMP) and running AI models on CPU or GPU.
• Knowledge of assembly inspection, memory and cache hierarchy performance analysis, and low-level HPC dataflow.
• Security clearance for US national labs.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a technical field preferred (Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics). The posting lists this degree preference; equivalent practical experience is not explicitly specified.

About the Company

Company: Advanced Micro Devices

Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, USA

Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures microprocessors, graphics processors, and related technologies for a variety of computing devices. Known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, AMD's mission is to deliver high-performance computing solutions for AI, data centers, gaming, and embedded applications. They foster a collaborative, inclusive culture focused on creativity and problem-solving, aiming to drive progress and excellence in technology.