Post-Silicon Power and Performance Validation Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices is seeking a Post-Silicon Power and Performance Validation Engineer to drive power and performance validation for custom silicon in gaming platforms. You will develop test plans with architects, firmware, and IP teams, run studies in lab environments, and analyze data to ensure product specs are met.

This role requires experience validating power or performance features of CPUs/GPUs/APUs, familiarity with graphics workloads, and comfort working across international teams

Qualifications

• Experience validating power or performance features of CPUs, GPUs, or APUs.
• Familiarity with graphics, core, and gaming-focused workloads.
• Familiarity with 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.
• Recent years of PC and/or power and performance experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop testplans in collaboration with architects, firmware, and IP teams to ensure products meet performance targets.
• Support current and future products with architects and business teams.
• Execute power and performance studies to support business development.
• Validate and tune product features post-silicon.
• Set up and debug systems under test.

Skills

Power/Performance validation

CPU/GPU/APU

Test planning

Data analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering/CS

Tools

Power BI

Sigma

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believe technology 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 AMD is shaping the future.

Whether you’re redesigning next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger— technology that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

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 you will interact with architecture, firmware, driver, and other teams to develop testplans for new product features, 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 testplans 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 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.
• Prior, recent years of experience with PC and / or power and performance experience.

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.

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s "Responsible AI Policy" is available here.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.