Power and Performance Attainment and Feature Enablement Lead

AMD; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD in Austin, TX is seeking a Power Feature Enablement Systems Engineer to lead cross-functional efforts from pre-silicon planning to end-of-life. The role demands breadth in power, performance, and collaboration, with the ability to influence decisions and guide teams across design, firmware, and system validation.

The ideal candidate will own power-management feature definitions, work with architects to set objectives, and drive mitigations for performance per watt.

Qualifications

• Understand system-level power trade-offs across hardware, firmware, and software.
• Knowledge of CPU/GPU/Memory/NPU power and SW power management.
• Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills.
• Familiarity with PC architecture and data collection hygiene.
• Experience with APU/CPU system performance analysis and micro-architectural power management.
• Proven ability to deliver large cross-functional technical deliverables.
• Experience in fast-paced matrixed multi-site environments.
• Experience in SoC design, validation, or power optimization.

Responsibilities

• Enable power management features from design to silicon validation, firmware integration, and system deployment.
• Collaborate with Power Architects to set power and performance attainment objectives and define features.
• Drive inputs for product-specific performance/watt strategies, risk identification and mitigation.
• Define, validate, enable, and integrate power and performance management features (C-state, P-state, IP power mgmt).
• Lead cross-functional teams in triage, debugging, and resolution of power feature issues.
• Engage with leadership to integrate deliverables with project timelines.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams on program test and debug activities and process improvements.

Skills

Power management

Cross-functional lead

System-level analysis

Pre/post-silicon power

Troubleshooting power

Education

B.S. in EE/CE/CS

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 designing 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:

As the Power Feature Enablement Systems Engineer you will be expected to be a Cross Functional Technical Leader for Power features workstreams on your product, guiding it from pre-silicon definition / planning through program end of life. The role requires an unusual mix of technical breadth, problem solving, and soft collaboration skills. This is an ideal role for the ambitious engineer who: is passionate about the power and performance domain, desires to make impactful product decisions, and can thrive in a high-visibility role. Each week will bring new challenges and your ability to solve problems, be the voice for the customer, and to inspire others to solve problems will make a meaningful difference for the whole organization, final product AMD produces, as well as to the industry itself. Success requires driving complex cross functional technical decisions / tradeoffs while maintaining an even keel. When you read product reviews you will be able to see your contributions and where you have opportunities to improve the next product.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure seamless enablement of power management features from design through silicon validation, firmware integration, and system-level deployment.
• Work closely with Power Architects to set power and performance attainment objectives and help define the features that get us to those goals.
• Provide relevant inputs to drive PnP teams in creation of strategies & test plans for product-specific performance/watt, features, and target market spaces as appropriate; identify risks & build mitigation plans.
• Drive the definition, validation, enablement, and integration of power and performance management features such as C-state and P-state algorithms, IP dynamic power management, FW active power management algorithms, and thermal compensation.
• Lead cross-functional technical teams in the triage, debug and resolution of power management feature issues.
• Engage with cross-functional leadership to integrate deliverables with project work stream timelines.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams on common program test & debug activities and process improvements.

Preferred Experience

• Understand system-level power management trade-offs, both at hardware, firmware, and software levels.
• Understands CPU, GPU, Memory and NPU power/performance, SW power management, and system-level trade-offs.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills, with experience in root cause analysis for power/performance issues.
• Familiarity with PC architecture, hands‑on system setup, and power and performance data collection hygiene.
• Direct technical experience on APU/CPU system performance analysis and micro‑architectural power management.
• Proven ability to deliver large cross-functional technical deliverables.
• Experience working in a fast-paced matrixed technical organization and multi-site environment.
• Experience in SoC design, validation, or power optimization, with a focus on pre- and post-silicon power management

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

Bachelor’s Degree (BS) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or relevant discipline

Location

Austin, TX

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.