System and Component Power Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Austin, TX

About The Position

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career. THE ROLE: As a System Power Engineer in our Client Systems Power and Performance Engineering team, you will ensure our solutions deliver the Best Possible Product. Your systems engineering expertise will drive the enablement of opportunity and the timely resolution of issues, your ability to work across the org will ensure full engagement with design & other teams, and your program management skills will help provide a tactical execution structure. Your curiosity will drive your learning and innovation to improve how we as a group, and an organization, can get better every day, and your peers will provide you a challenging and supportive environment for your career growth, fueling your opportunity to be a part of Delighting Our Customers. THE PERSON: This role is for the ambitious engineer who appreciates having a high-visibility role and making an impact. Each week brings new challenges and opportunities; your ability to tackle problems and work with others to drill into these problems matters to the whole organization as well as to the industry. We at AMD are Gamers and Performance Enthusiasts at heart, so if you like Extreme Performance, the best Battery Life and seeing your hard work provide direct benefits to our customers’ Gaming experience, you would love our team.

Requirements

Excellent verbal communication and written, presentation skills
Excellent interpersonal, organizational, analytical, planning, and technical management skills
Proven ability to deliver large cross-functional technical analyses
Ability to analyze large amounts of data to extract relevant test data and results
Experience working in a fast-paced matrixed technical organization and multi-site environment
Bachelor’s or Masters degree in Computer Science or Computer or Electrical Engineering preferred with 3-7 years industry experience
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

SoC architectural characterization, analysis, & debug
Direct technical experience on system power optimization and micro-architectural power management
Power delivery and voltage regulator efficiency design experience is a plus
Experience with power measurement methodologies and data acquisition equipment
Product development with hardware platforms and their software & firmware ecosystems
Experience in the PC architecture space and familiarity with hands-on system setup & testing

Responsibilities

Drive targeted battery life and power characterization, analysis, & attainment for Client products with continuous test, debug, analysis, & defect resolution throughout the course of a project
Engage with cross-functional leadership & teams to integrate your deliverables with other project work streams
Implement strategies & test plans for product-specific power scenarios, features, and target market spaces as appropriate; identify risks & build mitigation plans
Hands-on characterization and debug to root cause power (and at times performance) challenges; collaborate with peer teams to analyze behaviors and resolve issues
Support cross-functional technical teams with targeted ad hoc analyses through hands-on testing
Develop strong partnerships with program stakeholders across the organization and development partners
Collaborate with other engineers on common program test & debug activities and process improvements
Focus on PC system component optimization (WIFI, Audio, Display, NVMe, Memory, camera etc…)