AMD · 6 days ago
Senior Staff Engineer – Post-Silicon Power & Performance Attainment
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$171K/yr - $257K/yrAMD is a company focused on building innovative products that enhance computing experiences across various domains. The Senior Staff Engineer - Post-Silicon Power & Performance will lead advanced analysis and optimization efforts to improve power, thermal, and performance metrics for AMD’s System-on-Chip products.
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Responsibilities
Lead post-silicon Power and Performance Attainment (PPA) validation, including profiling and measurement of EDC/TDC, thermal dynamics, frequency scaling, and voltage droop characteristics to ensure product targets are met
Drive attainment of power and performance goals by optimizing power management settings, firmware parameters, and system configurations for maximum efficiency and throughput
Conduct in-depth silicon debugging across power rails, telemetry systems, dynamic voltage scaling (DVS), and PMIC interactions to identify and resolve PPA-related issues
Correlate silicon results with pre-silicon models, identify discrepancies impacting PPA, and propose actionable solutions to close gaps
Plan and execute comprehensive post-silicon validation for power, performance, and thermal metrics (including PVT sweeps, Vmin/Fmax characterization, transient droop analysis) with a focus on achieving PPA objectives
Develop and automate data collection and analysis pipelines; create dashboards for KPI monitoring, regression tracking, and PPA progress visualization
Troubleshoot hardware, firmware, and driver issues impacting power and performance; implement fusing and firmware adjustments to align with PPA targets
Collaborate with architecture, design verification, firmware, and platform teams to identify root causes of PPA shortfalls and drive cross-functional solutions; author detailed tuning guides and documentation to support PPA optimization
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline
Lead post-silicon Power and Performance Attainment (PPA) validation, including profiling and measurement of EDC/TDC, thermal dynamics, frequency scaling, and voltage droop characteristics to ensure product targets are met
Drive attainment of power and performance goals by optimizing power management settings, firmware parameters, and system configurations for maximum efficiency and throughput
Conduct in-depth silicon debugging across power rails, telemetry systems, dynamic voltage scaling (DVS), and PMIC interactions to identify and resolve PPA-related issues
Correlate silicon results with pre-silicon models, identify discrepancies impacting PPA, and propose actionable solutions to close gaps
Plan and execute comprehensive post-silicon validation for power, performance, and thermal metrics (including PVT sweeps, Vmin/Fmax characterization, transient droop analysis) with a focus on achieving PPA objectives
Develop and automate data collection and analysis pipelines; create dashboards for KPI monitoring, regression tracking, and PPA progress visualization
Troubleshoot hardware, firmware, and driver issues impacting power and performance; implement fusing and firmware adjustments to align with PPA targets
Collaborate with architecture, design verification, firmware, and platform teams to identify root causes of PPA shortfalls and drive cross-functional solutions; author detailed tuning guides and documentation to support PPA optimization
Preferred
Proven experience in SoC silicon validation or PnP engineering
Strong Python scripting skills and hands-on lab debug expertise (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, PMIC tools)
Solid understanding of CPU/GPU performance and power telemetry
Background in automotive, industrial, or high-reliability SoCs is highly desirable
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