FAE - Embedded x86 Specialist - Remote
Originally posted 31 August 2026 by the employer.
Provide technical support for AMD x86 Embedded products.
About the role
This role involves providing technical support for AMD sales teams, customers, and partners within a defined region, focusing on all aspects of x86 Embedded technical engagements to support customer account objectives.
What you'll do
- Support the sales process by working with account leaders, internal engineering, and business units to enable new customer solutions based on AMD x86 technology.
- Lead technical discussions and resolve technical issues for platforms based on AMD embedded products from design to mass production.
- Provide HW Platform development and debug assistance.
- Conduct performance and benchmarking analysis in support of customer opportunities.
- Debug and/or optimize customer designs for AMD processor architecture.
- Provide technical guidance or recommendations for platform performance improvement (HW and SW).
What you'll need
- Broad technical understanding of AMD's x86 product portfolio with special emphasis on embedded devices for new platforms.
- Specialized knowledge of end-user hardware and software environments including Operating systems (Windows, Linux), compilers, benchmarks, and targeted applications.
- Strong skills around using AI to optimize tasks.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal and presentation skills) with a good balance of hardware, architecture and software expertise.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Strong internal (Sales, Marketing, Engineering) and external (customer) relationship building success.
Nice to have
- Knowledge in one or more of the following areas: System design, x86 processor technology, hardware design, benchmarks, embedded systems and applications, graphics and/or advanced PC technology.
- Knowledge of Ryzen and EPYC products.
- Subject matter expertise in one or more of the following areas: Embedded software ecosystem, system architecture, APU technology, embedded system design, ROCm and other AI flows.
- Experience in Networking, Storage, Test and Measurement, Industrial, Edge/telco, and/or Automotive.
Skills: x86 embedded, technical support, design wins, HW platform debug, benchmarking
This role has been open 44 days — well below the 64-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
42
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Median days open
64 d
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Median salary
$214k
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| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (42 roles · 11 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 42 |
| Median days open | 29 d | 64 d (−35 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $214k |
Skills observed across this category: x86 embedded, technical support, design wins, HW platform debug, benchmarking
Who's hiring in this category
- GlobalFoundries · 10 open roles · median 88 d
- Baya Systems · 9 open roles · median 84 d
- Texas Instruments · 5 open roles · median 33 d
- Arm Holdings · 4 open roles · median 112 d
- NVIDIA · 4 open roles · median 41 d
- AMD (this employer) · 3 open roles · median 29 d
How we counted: 42 open Applications FAE (SOC Architecture) roles from 11 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.