Systems Power and AI Analysis & Optimization Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) seeks a driven Systems Design Engineer - Power & AI to join the Client and Graphic System Architecture team in Austin/Markham. You will define products, develop scalable automation, and drive cross-functional validation of power-aware architectures for next-gen hardware.

The role emphasizes in-depth power analysis, AI workload understanding, and cross-team collaboration. Bachelor's or Master's in electrical/computer engineering is required, with visa sponsorship not

Qualifications

• System Power Analysis & Optimization: analyze platform power, power-performance tradeoffs, battery life impacts, thermal constraints, and optimize system-level behavior.
• AI Systems Architecture & Performance Analysis: understand AI workloads at system level including memory, compute, power, performance, user experience, and platform requirements.
• Platform Validation, Debug & Automation: develop scripts/tools, perform board/platform-level debugging, use lab equipment, root-cause issues, and drive cross-functional feature validation.
• Programming/scripting skills (C/C++, Perl, Ruby, Python).
• Debug techniques and methodologies.
• Experience with lab equipment including protocol/logic analyzers and oscilloscopes.
• Experience with board/platform-level debug, delivery, sequencing, analysis, and optimization.
• Knowledge of system architecture, technical debug, and validation strategies

Responsibilities

• Driving technical innovation to improve AMD's capabilities across product development and validation, including tool and script development, methodological enhancement, and cross-functional initiatives.
• Develop and automate System Power Modeling.
• Develop new Platform Management Framework feature sets.
• Work with multiple teams and track test execution to ensure features are validated and optimized on time.
• Collaborate with supporting technical teams.
• Engage in other software/hardware modeling frameworks.
• Lead collaborative approaches with multiple teams.

Skills

System power modeling

AI systems architecture

Platform validation & automation

Programming/scripting (C/C++, Perl, Py

Education

Bachelors or Masters in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

Lab equipment (analyzers, oscilloscopes)

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believetechnology 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 AMDis shapingthefuture.

Whetheryou’redesigning next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, orbringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger— technologythat moves the world forward.Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

THE ROLE:

We are looking for a dynamic, energetic Systems Design Engineer - Power & AI to join our growing Client and Graphic System Architecture team. As a key contributor to the success of AMD’s products, you will be part of a leading team to drive and improve AMD’s abilities to deliver the highest quality, industry-leading technologies to market. The Systems Design Engineering team fosters and encourages continuous technical innovation to showcase successes as well as facilitate continuous career development.

THE PERSON:

As a Systems Design Engineer, you will drive scalable and automated solutions. In this high visibility position, your systems engineering expertise will be necessary to define products, develop solutions, assess root causes, proof of concepts and produce solution resolutions.and produce solution resolutions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Driving technical innovation to improve AMD’s capabilities across product development and validation, including tool and script development, technical and procedural methodology enhancement, and various internal and cross-functional initiatives
• Develop and automate System Power Modeling
• Develop new Platform Management Framework feature sets
• Working with multiple teams and tracking test execution to make sure all features are validated and optimized on time
• Working closely with supporting technical teams
• Engaging in other software/hardware modeling frameworks
• Leading collaborative approaches with multiple teams

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• System Power Analysis & Optimization: Experience analyzing platform/system power, power-performance tradeoffs, battery life impacts, thermal constraints, and optimizing system-level behavior.
• AI Systems Architecture & Performance Analysis: Ability to understand AI workloads at the system level including memory, compute, power, performance, user experience, and platform requirements.
• Platform Validation, Debug & Automation: develop scripts/tools, perform board/platform-level debugging, use lab equipment, root-cause issues, and drive cross-functional feature validation.
• Programming/scripting skills (e.g., C/C++, Perl, Ruby, Python).
• Debug techniques and methodologies
• Experience with common lab equipment, including protocol/logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, etc.
• Experience with board/platform-level debug, including delivery, sequencing, analysis, and optimization
• Knowledge of system architecture, technical debug, and validation strategies

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

Bachelors or Masters degree in electrical or computer engineering

LOCATIONS:

Austin, TX or Markham, Ontario, Canada

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

• Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance

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.