Power Feature Enablement Systems Engineer

Overview:

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Responsibilities:

THE ROLE:  

As the Power Feature Enablement Systems Engineer you will be expected to be a cross functional technical leader for power features workstreams on your product, guiding it from pre-silicon definition / planning through program end of life. The role requires an unusual mix of technical breadth, problem solving, and soft collaboration skills.

 

This is an ideal role for the ambitious engineer who is passionate about the power and performance domain, desires to make impactful product decisions, and can thrive in a high-visibility role. Each week will bring new challenges and your ability to solve problems, be the voice for the customer, and to inspire others to solve problems will make a meaningful difference for the whole organization and the final product AMD produces. Success requires driving complex cross functional technical decisions / tradeoffs while maintaining an even keel. When you read product reviews you will be able to see your contributions and where you have opportunities to improve the next product.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure seamless enablement of power management features from design through silicon validation, firmware integration, and system-level deployment.
• Lead teams to performance/watt attainment, developing strategies for test, feature enablement, debug, analysis, and defect resolution throughout the course of a program.
• Work closely with power architects to set power and performance attainment objectives and help define the features that get us to those goals.
• Provide relevant inputs to drive power and performance teams in the creation of strategies and test plans for product-specific performance/watt, features, and target market spaces as appropriate; identify risks & build mitigation plans.
• Drive the definition, validation, enablement, and integration of power and performance management features such as C-state and P-state algorithms, IP dynamic power management, FW active power management algorithms, and thermal compensation.
• Lead cross-functional technical teams in the triage, debug and resolution of power management feature issues.
• Engage with cross-functional leadership to integrate deliverables with project work stream timelines.
• Provide continuous improvement feedback to cross-functional teams including the power management architecture, IP, SoC, O/S, FW, and silicon enablement team.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams on common program test & debug activities and process improvements.

 

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

 

• Understands system-level power management trade-offs, both at hardware, firmware, and software levels.
• Understands system-level thermal, power, frequency, and/or voltage limited workload behavior, and the impact of hardware design trade-offs on the limiters.
• Understands CPU, GPU, Memory and NPU power/performance, SW power management, and system-level trade-offs.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills, with experience in root cause analysis for power/performance issues.
• Familiarity with PC architecture, hands-on system setup, and power and performance data collection hygiene.
• Proven ability to deliver large cross-functional technical deliverables in a multi-site environment.

 

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

Bachelor’s Degree (BS) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or relevant discipline.

 

Location

Austin, TX

 

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

 

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Qualifications:

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.