Power Management Validation Senior Staff Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices; Penang; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in Penang seeks a Senior Technical Leader to oversee Power Management feature enabling for server-class products. The successful candidate will drive technical planning and execution, mentoring junior engineers and influencing cross-functional decisions. This role demands robust expertise in power management architectures and firmware development, along with strong problem-solving skills. Join us to advance technology while enjoying a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in power management architectures and firmware flows.
• Independently drive complex technical issues and communicate effectively.
• Mentor junior engineers and take consultative lead for feature development.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Power Management feature enabling for server products.
• Drive technical execution across PM firmware flows and ensure validation.
• Act as a key decision maker in technical planning and cross-functional alignment.

Skills

Power management architectures

Firmware development

Technical leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Complex problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in computer engineering, computer science or electrical engineering

Job description

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. Together, we advance your career.

THE ROLE

This is a senior technical leadership position responsible for end-to-end Power Management feature enabling for next-generation AMD server microprocessors. The role includes driving the technical planning and execution of Product Engineering programs, with deep involvement across power management firmware flows, platform bring-up, and cross-functional issue resolution. This individual will serve as a critical technical point of contact to the business, design, platform validation, firmware, and product engineering teams, ensuring that Power Management features are robust, fully validated, and ready for production.

THE PERSON

The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in power management architectures, feature enabling, and firmware flows for server-class products. You possess the capability to independently drive complex technical issues to closure, communicate effectively with executive leadership, and lead cross-functional decision-making. You regularly provide technical supervision and mentoring to junior engineers, take consultative and leadership responsibilities for large-scale feature development, and influence the technical direction of multiple products. This role requires the ability to devise new methodologies, innovate validation strategies, and make critical technical decisions that impact the product line.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead end-to-end Power Management feature enabling for server segment products.
• Drive technical execution across PM firmware flows, ensuring functional completeness and validation coverage.
• Own complex feature issues, performing independent debug and cross-team coordination to achieve timely closure.
• Lead the product development group’s efforts to characterize the product to customer specifications.
• Devise new methodologies for PM feature validation and overall execution efficiency.
• Solve sophisticated, novel, and non-recurring technical problems; initiate improvements to existing processes and methods.
• Identify and plan product improvement activities to reduce cost, improve yield, and resolve quality issues.
• Act as a key decision maker in technical planning, execution strategy, and cross-functional alignment.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Strong background in power management feature enabling, architecture, validation, or firmware development.
• Demonstrated ownership of results for multiple products or large technical programs.
• Proven ability to lead projects or processes of significant technical importance with cross-functional impact.
• Experience resolving complex system or feature-level technical issues independently.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

• Bachelors or Master’s in computer engineering, computer science or electrical engineering, or comparable disciplines.

LOCATION

Penang, Malaysia

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