Post-Silicon Power and Performance Validation Senior Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices; Penang; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in Penang is seeking a Post-Silicon Power and Performance Validation Senior Engineer. You will ensure custom silicon products meet power and performance targets, developing test plans and executing studies in a collaborative, multi-site environment. The ideal candidate has a strong engineering background with relevant experience in CPU and GPU validation, and holds an advanced degree in a technical field.

Qualifications

• Experience validating power or performance features of CPUs, GPUs, or APUs.
• Familiarity with graphics, core, and gaming-focused workloads.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, matrixed technical organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop test plans with architects and firmware teams to meet performance targets.
• Execute power and performance studies.
• Validate and tune product features post-silicon.
• Set up and debug systems under test.

Skills

Power validation

Performance validation

Data analysis

Collaboration

Education

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

Tools

Power BI

Sigma

Thermal equipment

Job description

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. AMD together we advance.

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 Senior 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. You will interact with architecture, firmware, driver, and other teams to develop test plans for new product features, execute studies in a lab environment, and analyze data to validate that the product meets specifications.

THE PERSON:

We are looking for an engineer with 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.
• 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 CPUs, GPUs, or APUs.
• 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, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience.

LOCATION

Penang, Malaysia

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