Post-Silicon Power and Performance Validation Engineer
About the role
AMD’s Strategic Silicon Solutions group creates custom silicon for advanced gaming platforms such as Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam Deck. As a Post‑Silicon Power and Performance Validation Engineer you will ensure these custom silicon products meet power and performance targets and are optimized for customer use cases. You will collaborate with architecture, firmware, driver, and other teams to develop test plans, execute lab studies, and analyze data to validate specifications.
The person
The ideal candidate has experience in power or performance attainment for CPU, GPU, or APU features, thrives in a matrixed environment across multiple countries and time zones, and can work effectively with cross‑functional teams.
Key responsibilities
- Develop test plans in collaboration with architects, firmware, and IP‑specific engineering teams to ensure products meet or exceed performance targets.
- Work with architects and the business team to support current and potential future products.
- Execute power and performance studies to support business development.
- Validate and tune product features post‑silicon.
- Set up and debug systems under test.
Preferred experience
- Experience validating power or performance features of CPUs, GPUs, or APUs.
- Familiarity with graphics, core, and gaming‑focused workloads.
- Experience using data acquisition and thermal equipment.
- Proficiency in analyzing and presenting data with Power BI, Sigma, or similar tools.
- Background working in a fast‑paced, matrixed, multi‑site technical organization.
- Recent experience with PC power and performance.
Academic credentials
Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.