Power and Performance Systems Design Engineer

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At AMD, we believe technology can change lives for the better. It can heal us, entertain us, and make us more connected, productive, and understanding of the world around us. And we’re looking for talent who feel the same: people who want to leave the planet better than they found it, those who don’t shy away from humanity’s challenges but are determined to help solve them.

AMD is powering the next generation of supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or creating go-to-market plans, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward.

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 and 

Performance

Validation 

Engineer

you will play a critical role in ensuring our custom silicon products meet 

power and 

performance

targets and are 

optimized

 for customer use cases. 

Y

ou will interact with architecture, 

firmware, driver

, and other teams to 

develop 

test plans

 for

 new product feature

s

, execute studies

 in a lab environment

, and analyze data

 to 

validate

that 

the product meets specifications.

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate will have

 experience in power or performance attainment of 

features of

CPU, GPU, or APUs

. 

This person should thrive in a matrixed environment spanning multiple countries and time zones. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop 

  test plans

   in collaboration 

  with 

  architects, firmware, and 

  IP-specific engineering teams to ensure products meet or exceed performance targets

  .

• Work with architects and the business team to support 

  current and potential future products.

• Execute power and performance studies to support business development

  .

• Validate and tune product

  features post-silicon.

• Set up 

  and debug systems under test

  . 

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience 

  validating

   power or performance features 

  of 

  CPU

  s

  , GPU

  s

  , or APU

  s

  .

• Familiarity with 

  graphics, core, and gaming-focused workloads

  .

• Familiarity with the 

  use of

   data acquisition

   and thermal equipment.

• Experience analyzing 

  and presenting 

  data

   using Power BI, Sigma, or similar

  .

• Experience working in a 

  fast

  -

  paced

  ,

   matrixed

  ,

   and multi-site technical organization

  .

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’s

   or

  Master’s

  in Computer Engineering

  , Electrical Engineering, Computer 

  Science

   or equivalent experience.

This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.