System Performance Modeling Engineer

Job Title

System Performance Modeling Engineer

Role Summary

Join AMD's Pensando team to develop and validate system-level models for advanced ASIC and SoC platforms used in AI, cloud, networking, and data-center solutions. You will work across architecture, design, verification, and software teams to enable architecture exploration, accelerate software development, and support ASIC verification.

Location: Santa Clara, CA (hybrid). This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Experience Level

Mid-level (Level - Mid-Career). Years of experience not specified.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities focus on creating, integrating, and using system models to evaluate functionality and performance and to support cross-functional development and validation.

• Develop and integrate high-level, transaction-level, and cycle-accurate models for complex ASIC and SoC platforms.
• Produce models to support architecture exploration, ASIC verification, and accelerate software development.
• Analyze system behavior and performance to identify optimization opportunities.
• Investigate and debug architectural, functional, and performance issues across hardware and software stacks.
• Contribute to system-level modeling initiatives using SystemC and related simulation frameworks.
• Create reusable validation environments in collaboration with architecture, design, verification, and software teams.
• Develop automation and scripting to improve modeling, simulation, and validation workflows.
• Provide modeling and performance analysis to inform architecture decisions.

Requirements

Expect strong software engineering and system-modeling skills. Must-have items are listed first, followed by desirable skills.

• Must-have:
  • Strong programming skills in modern C++.
  • Proven experience developing system-level models (transaction-level, functional, or cycle-accurate) for ASIC/SoC platforms.
  • Experience with SystemC modeling and simulation environments.
  • Strong debugging and analytical skills across hardware and software stacks.
  • Experience collaborating with architecture, design, verification, and software engineering teams.
• Nice-to-have:
  • Experience with automation and scripting (Python or similar) for modeling and validation workflows.
  • Exposure to ARM Fast Models, ISA modeling, virtual platforms, OMNeT, or similar frameworks.
  • Background in networking, data-center infrastructure, CPU architecture, or high-performance computing.
  • Experience developing models specifically for ASIC verification, architecture exploration, or software acceleration.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline preferred.

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.