AMD ยท 3 months ago
Power Attainment Validation Engineer
Austin, Texas
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$111K/yr - $191K/yr
5+ years expAMD is a leading company in the semiconductor industry focused on building innovative products for next-generation computing experiences. The Power Attainment Validation Engineer will be responsible for silicon and system-level electrical validation, optimizing power management features, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance product performance and efficiency.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingComputerEmbedded SystemsGPUHardwareSemiconductor
Responsibilities
Execute Power Attainment test plans in post-silicon phases in support of Data Center GPU product roadmap optimizing for power, perf/watt and performance
Configure and setup ML/AI Datacenter GPU systems for data collection, experiments and test plan execution
Utilize lab equipment such as oscilloscope, high speed probes, function generator and data acquisition equipment to gather required electrical characterization data for power and performance optimization
Actively participate in analysis of post silicon performance and power data collected to ensure integrity of results, provide summary and conclusions of results, drive productization of features
Analyze and debug interactions between various power management features
Analyzing data from workload or execution output datalogs using excel or JMP analysis tools manually or developed automation
Execute ROI analysis of power management features and provide feedback to power management architecture team
Support prototyping experiments and development of new GPU features that impact performance and power
Electrically stress the system, validate the limits of ASIC and system/board components and optimize settings for stability and performance
Troubleshoot system-level issues that may occur in test environments and platforms
Proactively drive continuous improvement for post-silicon power attainment activities
Participate in development of automation environment in developing scripts automating workloads, enhancing capabilities of execution capabilities in Linux, Python and other support software support tools
Work in a fast-paced resource constrained environment to build top of the line HPC & AI GPU products
Qualification
Required
Strong Power fundamentals, understanding of Power Management features, hands on experience optimizing them
Silicon validation experience
Good understanding of PID controllers, PDN, Physical design, Semiconductor Process, Thermal/Power interactions
Power/Performance optimization & Power Models background
Excellent communication skills
Critical problem-solving skills
Data analysis and visualization skills
Able to multi-task and work with cross-domain, cross-functional teams
Must be a self-starter, strong team collaborator and able to independently drive tasks to completion working with cross-functional teams
Hands-on, willing to interact directly with the hardware, utilize scopes and probes to gather detailed electrical information
Automation, scripting, data processing and analysis skills
Leadership and mentorship skills to lead, train and groom college grads or junior engineers in the team
Preferred
5+ years of hands-on experience as an engineer in semiconductor industry
Demonstrated ability to execute and deliver multiple projects in a timely fashion
Prioritizing work items in a fast-paced environment and escalating as necessary
Excellent grasp of computer organization/architecture, GPU architecture and power management
Knowledge in power limited performance methodologies and control theory
Extensive experience in platform optimization. Solid knowledge of Computer I/O
Experience with tools for power and performance analysis
Strong programming skills, scripting experience in Python preferred
Familiarity with HPC/AI applications, benchmarks would be a big plus
Desirable to be proficient in Linux command line environment and Shell scripting
Deep knowledge of power management techniques like deep sleep, clock gating, pstates etc
Experience with container technologies (ex. Docker)
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a key attention to detail
Experience in data analysis, summarization, and presentation
Excellent presentation and communication skills
Experience in use and debug of lab tools such as oscilloscopes, DAQs, power measurement capabilities
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