Sr. Systems Design Engineer

at  Advanced Micro Devices Inc

THE PERSON:

We are seeking an experienced engineer to assist in the development of post-silicon activities related to performance and power characterization and optimization of AMD Client Computing products. We are looking for a passionate candidate to join our highly-visible team to deliver the highest performing and most power efficient products to millions of users worldwide.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Understanding of concepts in the following areas:
• computer organization/architecture
• digital/analog electronics
• power/thermal management
• AI / machine learning algorithms, benchmarks and workloads
• Strong analytical/problem solving skills and pronounced attention to detail
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience in programming with C or C++ and Python
• Experience with data analysis tools, database, machine learning is a plus (e.g. PowerBi, Excel, Matplotlib, Plotly, Tableau, R Programming, MySQL, Azure, Snowflake, PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.)
• Experience with data acquisition unit (DAQ) and debug/trace tools is also an asset

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives.
AMD together we advance_
Responsibilities:

THE ROLE:

The AMD Client Performance and Power Engineering Team carries the duty of ensuring AMD Client products deliver the best performance and lowest power consumption. We are a highly visible team that goes deep into power management features and algorithms to get the very last percent out of our ASICs. We work along and with various individuals within and outside of the team that allows us to engage in all sorts of work that impacts current and future products. This role offers the opportunity to show your passion towards CPU, APU, and GPU technology to provide users with the best experience possible.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Executing performance, power, and perf/watt characterization and optimization plans
• Analyzing interactions between various power management features and optimize their configurations for performance and power
• Proactively driving continuous improvement for post-silicon power and performance activities (e.g. updating, creating and maintaining automation tools, benchmarks and process)
• Support prototyping experiments for improving current and implementing new features that impact performance and power
• Debugging and troubleshooting system-level issues that may occur in test environments and platforms