Post-Silicon Power & Performance Validation Engineer

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

AMD in Austin, TX is seeking a Post-Silicon Power and Performance Validation Engineer to ensure custom silicon meets power and performance targets across CPU, GPU, and APUs. You will work with architecture, firmware, and IP teams to develop test plans and run studies in a lab environment.

The role requires hands-on validation, data collection, and analysis using tools like Power BI. You will collaborate across time zones in a fast-paced, matrixed organization and help tune features after silicon

Qualifications

• Experience validating power or performance features of CPUs, GPUs, or APUs.
• Familiarity with graphics, core, and gaming-focused workloads.
• Ability to use data acquisition and thermal equipment.
• Experience analyzing and presenting data with Power BI or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop test plans with architects, firmware, and IP engineering teams to meet performance targets.
• Collaborate with architects and the business teams on current and future products.
• Conduct power and performance studies to support business development.
• Validate and tune features post-silicon.
• Set up and debug systems under test.

Skills

Power/Performance validation

Gaming workload familiarity

Multi-site matrix organization

Fast-paced environment

Cross-team collaboration

Education

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

Tools

Power BI

Sigma

Job description

AMD in Austin, TX is seeking a Post-Silicon Power and Performance Validation Engineer to ensure custom silicon meets power and performance targets across CPU, GPU, and APUs. You will work with architecture, firmware, and IP teams to develop test plans and run studies in a lab environment.

The role requires hands-on validation, data collection, and analysis using tools like Power BI. You will collaborate across time zones in a fast-paced, matrixed organization and help tune features after silicon