R&D Engineer - Ray Tracing

AMD Aschheim

Stellenbeschreibung:

R&D Engineer Ray Tracing

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.

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The Role

AMD is looking for a senior research engineer to join our Raytracing research team. As a key contributor you will be part of a leading team to drive and enhance AMD’s abilities to deliver the highest quality, industry-leading technologies to market.

The Person

The ideal candidate possesses an innovative and problem‑solving mindset, has a strong graphics research background and is diligent and passionate about Technology. A successful candidate will need to employ strong knowledge in rendering technologies, leadership skills in technical areas, and SW engineering expertise as well as a strong ability to compete effectively in a fast‑paced, relevant environment while working with different teams of researchers, engineers and collaborators.

Key Responsibilities

Research future rendering technologies and algorithms with a strong focus on path‑tracing.
Contribute to a high‑functioning feature team
Collaborate closely with multiple teams to deliver technology for future hardware.
Help contribute to the design and implementation of future hardware features

Preferred Experience

Expert knowledge and hands‑on experience in C, C++
Solid understanding of the DirectX/Vulkan Raytracing pipeline
Solid understanding of object‑oriented‑design principles
Solid understanding of Software Engineering principles, data structure, algorithms, operating systems concepts and multithread programming
Excellent design and code development skills, familiarity with Linux and modern software tools and techniques for development
Good analytical and problem‑solving skills

Academic Credentials

Master’s degree or PhD (preferred) in Computer Graphics/Rendering.

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