Principal Silicon Design – Post-Silicon Power & Performance Attainment

AMD; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

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Job summary

AMD is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer – Post-Silicon Power & Performance in Austin, TX. You will own advanced post-silicon analysis, driving power, thermal, and performance optimizations for AMD’s SoC products.

You will collaborate with architects, design, validation, and platform teams to tune targets, profile metrics, and deliver efficient, high-performance platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in EE/CE or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead post-silicon Power and Performance Attainment (PPA) validation and profiling.

Skills

Python scripting

Lab instrumentation

Power and thermal analysis

Post-silicon validation

Cross-functional collaboration

EDC/TDC profiling

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related

Tools

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

PMIC tools

Debug tools

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-tech that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

THE ROLE

As a Senior Staff Engineer – Post-Silicon Power & Performance, you will take ownership of advanced post-silicon analysis and optimization, driving improvements across power, thermal, and performance metrics for AMD’s cutting-edge System-on-Chip (SoC) products.

AMD’s SoC portfolio includes the Versal adaptive SoC family for embedded and AI applications, the Ryzen Embedded series, and high-performance processors like Ryzen and Threadripper, which feature innovative \"chiplet\" SoC designs. In this role, you will directly contribute to the validation and tuning of these industry-leading platforms, ensuring they deliver optimal efficiency and performance for a wide range of applications.

THE PERSON

You thrive in collaborative, cross-functional environments, working closely with architects, design engineers, validation teams, and marketing to deliver industry-leading SoC solutions. Your expertise enables you to balance power efficiency and performance, ensuring our products set new standards in the market.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead post-silicon Power and Performance Attainment (PPA) validation, including profiling and measurement of EDC/TDC, thermal dynamics, frequency scaling, and voltage droop characteristics to ensure product targets are met.


• Drive attainment of power and performance goals by optimizing power management settings, firmware parameters, and system configurations for maximum efficiency and throughput.


• Conduct in-depth silicon debugging across power rails, telemetry systems, dynamic voltage scaling (DVS), and PMIC interactions to identify and resolve PPA-related issues.


• Correlate silicon results with pre-silicon models, identify discrepancies impacting PPA, and propose actionable solutions to close gaps.


• Plan and execute comprehensive post-silicon validation for power, performance, and thermal metrics (including PVT sweeps, Vmin/Fmax characterization, transient droop analysis) with a focus on achieving PPA objectives.


• Develop and automate data collection and analysis pipelines; create dashboards for KPI monitoring, regression tracking, and PPA progress visualization.


• Troubleshoot hardware, firmware, and driver issues impacting power and performance; implement fusing and firmware adjustments to align with PPA targets.


• Collaborate with architecture, design verification, firmware, and platform teams to identify root causes of PPA shortfalls and drive cross-functional solutions; author detailed tuning guides and documentation to support PPA optimization.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Proven experience in Power and Power PnP activities Pre-Silicon and Post-Silicon & Correlation


• Proven experience in Power Management Features and Firmware (PMM, PMFW), Power Performance Bounding Box assessments, Power Performance Targets and Attainment (PPA)


• Proven experience in Power Performance profiling and measurements including EDS/TDC, frequency scaling and voltage droop analysis and Characterizations.


• Strong Python scripting skills and hands‑on lab debug expertise (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, DAC, PMIC tools).


• Good understanding of CPU/GPU performance and power telemetry.


• Background in automotive, industrial, or high-reliability SoCs is highly desirable.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.

LOCATION:

Austin, TX (Hybrid)

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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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.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.