Senior Post-Silicon Power & Performance Validation Lead

AMD; Folsom (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD in Folsom, CA is seeking a Technical Lead Systems Design Engineer to drive post-silicon validation of CPU power, performance and thermal behavior. You will lead validation plans, analyze workloads, and build automation to support product milestones.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in post-silicon validation, deep CPU architecture knowledge, and strong scripting skills (Python, Shell, Perl, or C/C++). This role offers strong collaboration across teams and opportunities for innovation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in post-silicon validation or CPU power/performance analysis.
• Strong CPU architecture knowledge (cores, memory hierarchy, DVFS, power/thermal management).
• Hands-on experience with silicon validation, lab measurement, and debug.
• Experience with benchmarking and workload analysis.
• Proficiency in Python, Shell, Perl, or C/C++.
• Understanding of system interactions (silicon, firmware/BIOS, OS).
• Strong debugging, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead post-silicon validation of CPU Power, Performance, and thermal behavior.
• Develop and execute validation plans for Power Management, frequency scaling, and thermal controls.
• Analyze workloads to identify bottlenecks and efficiency issues.
• Correlate silicon data with pre-silicon models and product targets; track metrics such as performance/watt, power states, frequency, and thermal behavior.
• Debug performance, power, and thermal issues across hardware/firmware/OS boundaries.
• Build automation for data collection, analysis, and regression detection.
• Improve validation methodologies, benchmarks, and stress tests.
• Deliver actionable insights to cross-functional teams and support bring-up and product milestones.

Skills

Post-silicon validation

CPU architecture

Benchmarking

Scripting languages

Lab measurement

OS/firmware interaction

Debugging

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in EE/CE/CS

10+ years experience

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Power analyzers

Performance counters

Firmware/BIOS tools

Job description

AMD in Folsom, CA is seeking a Technical Lead Systems Design Engineer to drive post-silicon validation of CPU power, performance and thermal behavior. You will lead validation plans, analyze workloads, and build automation to support product milestones.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in post-silicon validation, deep CPU architecture knowledge, and strong scripting skills (Python, Shell, Perl, or C/C++). This role offers strong collaboration across teams and opportunities for innovation.