Systems Design Engineer, Post-Silicon Power Attainment Lead

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THE ROLE:  

AMD’s Strategic Silicon Solutions group is responsible for custom silicon for advanced gaming platforms such as XBOX, PlayStation, and Steam Deck. As a Post-Silicon Power Attainment Lead – Senior Member of Technical Staff, you will play a critical role in ensuring our custom silicon products meet power targets and are optimized for customer use cases. To do this, you will interact with the architecture, software, manufacturing, and other teams to develop a deep understanding of the product power requirements, and then will guide a team of engineers to develop and execute studies and testcases to validate the product meets specifications. The role requires extensive data analysis and communication of results with customers and senior leaders.

THE PERSON:  

We are looking for a technical leader with extensive experience in x86, ARM, or GPU hardware or firmware development with a passion for power attainment and optimization spanning low-power mobile to console-level devices. This person should thrive in a matrixed environment spanning multiple countries and time zones.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Own validation of power functionality and targets and collaborate with manufacturing and customer engineering to enable production  
• Develop deep expertise in existing and new power features for AMD products 
• Develop relationships and collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders 
• Mentor junior team members and guide them through the planning and execution phases of post-silicon power attainment and optimization efforts 
• Collaborate with board engineering to develop custom development platforms for measuring power, including staying on top of the state of the art in measuring techniques and equipment 

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:  

• Technical leadership of multiple large post-silicon validation efforts 
• Direct technical experience working on CPU, APU or GPU power management architecture, feature and implementation 
• Experience analyzing data using Excel, Python, PowerBI, R, Matlab, or similar 
• Industry experience in x86, ARM, or GPU hardware or firmware development 
• Proven ability to lead and deliver large cross functional technical deliverables 
• Experience working in a fast paced matrixed and multi-site technical organization 

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:  

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  
  
  Location:  Austin, TX
  
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At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package.  Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail here.

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