Sr. Engineer, Power Systems Design - Data Center GPU

Advanced Micro Devices; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Power Design Engineer to architect and validate power delivery networks for high-performance CPUs/GPUs/APUs.

You will mentor junior engineers and collaborate with SoC architects to push cutting-edge power technologies, ensuring robust, efficient designs for AMD’s Instinct GPUs and other products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Support architecture, design, analysis, and verification of power systems for CPUs/GPUs/APUs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create a full power delivery network and validate PDN impedance and droop targets.
• Guide system design team for optimal component selection and layout guidelines during design execution.
• Develop test plans with Board Validation to characterize design margins on power domains.

Skills

Power delivery

PDN impedance

Control theory

PCB layout

Schematic capture

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering

Tools

OrCAD

Allegro

PowerDC

PowerSI

SiWave

HSpice

PSpice

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believe technology can change lives for the better. It can heal us, entertain us, and make us more connected, productive, and understanding of the world around us. And we’re looking for talent who feel the same: people who want to leave the planet better than they found it, those who don’t shy away from humanity’s challenges but are determined to help solve them.

AMD is powering the next generation of supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or creating go-to-market plans, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward.

THE ROLE:

In the MI Platform Power Design Team, we design high-technology platforms for world-class products based on AMD’s Instinct Graphics Processing Units (GPU’s). Our team plays a major part in architecting and shaping every graphics board offered by AMD.

We design cutting-edge power converters for our discrete graphics boards that retail around the world. Facing always more stringent demands in terms of the current level, efficiency, and responsiveness, the designs are essential to maximize the performance from our GPU’s in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful candidate would be responsible for supporting the architecture, design, analysis, and verification of power systems intended for powering high performance CPUs/GPUs/APUs. The engineer will work with cross-functional teams to design and implement a full power delivery network, model and validate PDN impedance and droop targets, and verify power supply integrity using lab and in-situ silicon measurements. The candidate is expected to work and guide the system’s design team to provide optimum component selection and detailed layout guidelines during the design execution phase. In addition, the candidate is expected to work with the Board Validation team to develop test plans/procedures to perform system-level validation for characterizing design margins on the power domains. Other responsibilities include:

• Work with SoC and System Architects and external industry to drive the latest power delivery technologies and innovations for computers and electronics industry.


• Analyze and compare solutions, and then drive team insights and architecture forward into system implementation, SoC silicon, and power delivery silicon.


• Conduct feasibility studies and work with development teams to deliver solutions.


• Technically mentor junior power engineers in the team and verify their design and validation work.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proven technical understanding of power supply architectures and PDN in server, OAM, and PCIe environments.


• Understanding of needed design and validation processes to design power circuits for high quality/reliability requirements.


• Understanding and experience with multi-phase buck/buck-boost regulators, digital PWM controllers, bus converters, LDOs, PMICs, charge pumps, ADCs & DACs, etc


• Working knowledge of 2D/2.5D EM simulation tools such as Sigrity’s PowerDC, PowerSI, SiWave or equivalent


• Strong knowledge of high frequency magnetics design for power electronics


• Printed circuit board design experience is a must.


• Expertise in schematic capture, PCB design tools such as OrCAD or Allegro


• Ability to work with multiple cross functional teams to make the right trade-offs on system level performance.


• Excellent knowledge of control theory, closed loop compensation, stability analysis, phase margin, etc.


• Proficiency with lab equipment such as oscilloscope, eload, function generator, etc.


• Experience with analog circuit modeling and simulation tools (e.g. Simplis, PSpice, HSpice etc.) required.


• Must have good written and verbal communication skills.


• Knowledge of AMD’s SVIx power management interface

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree (preferred) in Electrical Engineering

LOCATION:

Austin, TX

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

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.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s "Responsible AI Policy" is available here.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.