Post-Silicon Power and Performance Staff Engineer

AMD; Penang; On-site; MYR 210,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

AMD in Penang, Malaysia is seeking a Post-Silicon Power & Performance Staff Engineer. You will lead power validation, tune power targets, and guide a team across architecture, software, manufacturing, and customer engineering to ensure AMD products meet specifications.

The role requires strong data analysis and collaboration across multi-site teams in a matrixed environment, with a focus on power optimization from mobile to console-level devices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Own validation and tuning of power functionality and targets.
• Develop deep expertise in power features for AMD products.
• Build 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.

Skills

Power optimization

Post-silicon validation

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor/Master/PhD in EE/CS

Tools

Excel

Python

PowerBI

Sigma

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believetechnology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMDis shapingthefuture.

Whetheryou’redesigning next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, orbringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger— technologythat moves the world forward.Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

THE ROLE:

AMD’s Computing & Graphic group is responsible for advanced CPU, GPU and gaming platforms such as XBOX, PlayStation, and Steam Deck. As aPost-Silicon Power and Performance Staff Engineeryou will play a critical role in ensuring our custom silicon products meet power targets and are optimized for customer use cases. You will interact with architecture, software, manufacturing, and other teams to develop a deep understanding of the product power requirements and guide a team of engineers to develop and execute studies and testcases to validate that the product meets specifications. This role requires extensive data analysis and communication of results.

This position is based in Penang collaborating closely with Austin and Shanghai teams.

THE PERSON:

We are looking for a technical leader with experience in x86, ARM, or GPU hardware development with a passion for power or performance validation 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 and tuning of power functionality and targets, collaborating with manufacturing and customer engineering to enable production.
• Develop deep expertise in existing and new power features for AMD products.
• Build 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.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Technical leadership of a large post‑silicon validation and tuning effort.
• Direct technical experience working on CPU, APU, or GPU power or performance features.
• Experience analyzing data using Excel, Python, PowerBI, Sigma, or similar tools.
• 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, Computer Science or equivalent experience.

LOCATION:

Penang, Malaysia

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.