Senior Post-Silicon Power & Performance Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to own post-silicon power and performance optimization for SoCs in Austin, TX. This role focuses on validating PPA targets, profiling power/thermal behavior, and tuning firmware and hardware interactions.

You will work with architects, design verification, firmware, and platform teams to drive efficient, high-performance AMD SoCs, with a hybrid in-office/remote work setup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• Experience with power management, post-silicon analysis, and PPA validation.
• Strong Python scripting and lab-debug skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead post-silicon Power and Performance Attainment validation, profiling, and measurements.
• Optimize power management settings, firmware parameters, and system configurations for efficiency.
• Conduct silicon debugging across power rails, telemetry, DVS, and PMIC interactions.
• Correlate silicon results with pre-silicon models and propose fixes.
• Plan and execute post-silicon validation for power, performance, and thermal metrics.
• Develop data collection pipelines and dashboards for KPI monitoring.

Education

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

Tools

PMIC tools

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to own post-silicon power and performance optimization for SoCs in Austin, TX. This role focuses on validating PPA targets, profiling power/thermal behavior, and tuning firmware and hardware interactions.

You will work with architects, design verification, firmware, and platform teams to drive efficient, high-performance AMD SoCs, with a hybrid in-office/remote work setup.