Senior GPU Power-Performance Architect for Datacenters

Advanced Micro Devices; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, based in Austin, TX, seeks a Senior Power & Performance Architect to drive power-constrained performance for Instinct AI/ML/HPC accelerators. You will own Perf@Power attainment from concept exit to product launch, and lead a cross-functional team across SOC architecture, design, foundry, CAD, software, and power management.

The role requires deep experience in power modeling, post-silicon validation, and PPA target setting, with mentoring responsibilities and strong

Qualifications

• Background in Computer Architecture, Processor/Accelerator development.
• Experience in Power/Performance projections, modeling and optimization at SoC or System level.
• Familiarity with digital logic physical design and power management techniques (clock gating, power gating, V-F curves, p-states, on-die voltage regulation, clock integrity, etc.).
• Familiarity with post-silicon power/performance debug, model correlation.
• Fluency in communicating with various engineering teams, business leads and executive management.
• Knowledge of DL/ML/LLM/MoE workloads will be a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Own power-constrained performance modeling, projections, implementation target setting and attainment tracking from Concept-exit (pre-si) to Product launch (post-si) for AMD Instinct AI/ML/HPC accelerators.
• Work with business unit and product architecture to define product configurations, capabilities and P&P targets.
• Cross functionally lead P&P attainment by working with various engineering functions including SOC architecture, System Design, IP Design, Circuit Design, Foundry team, CAD, Physical Design, Software, Power Management, Post-si validation.
• Roll-up Power/Performance readouts, present in executive forums, motivate cross‑functional teams on power efficiency improvements.
• Mentor junior engineers and develop skillsets and methodologies in the team for important PPA domains like Power Modeling at various stages of SoC development, Cdyn/Leakage/STA/Area trade-offs and attainment, Silicon Power/Performance debug, Post Si calibration of models, Work-load power analysis

Skills

Power/Performance modeling

Processor/Accelerator development

SoC system-level modeling

Power management techniques

Post-silicon debug

Cross-functional communication

DL/ML/LLM workloads

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in CS/CE/EE

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices, based in Austin, TX, seeks a Senior Power & Performance Architect to drive power-constrained performance for Instinct AI/ML/HPC accelerators. You will own Perf@Power attainment from concept exit to product launch, and lead a cross-functional team across SOC architecture, design, foundry, CAD, software, and power management.

The role requires deep experience in power modeling, post-silicon validation, and PPA target setting, with mentoring responsibilities and strong