Staff/Lead Thermal Applications Engineer (AI & Embedded Systems) in Belfast

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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 labs 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

• Bachelor’s 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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