Job Description

Overview:

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.

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Responsibilities:

Manager, System Power & Performance (Post-Silicon)

About the Role

We are seeking a

highly skilled and motivated Manager

to lead the

System Power & Performance (PnP) team

for AMD's next-generation x86 SoCs. This team plays a critical role in

post-silicon validation, characterization, profiling, and optimization

to deliver industry-leading performance across diverse markets, including

automotive IVI, networking, storage, and industrial segments

.

As the System PnP Manager, you will lead a team of engineers responsible for ensuring that AMD SoCs achieve their

peak performance, efficiency, and competitiveness

. You will drive

end-to-end PnP activities

-- from silicon bring-up and performance characterization, to profiling, optimization, competitive benchmarking, and delivering customer-facing performance collateral.

This role requires strong

technical expertise in SoC performance

, combined with

team leadership and cross-functional collaboration

to work with architects, design, firmware, software, and customer engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

+ Lead and grow a team of engineers focused on

post-silicon power & performance validation

. + Define team goals, priorities, and execution plans in alignment with SoC program milestones.
+ Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and performance feedback to team members.

Post-Silicon PnP Execution

+ Own

performance characterization

of key IPs (CPU, GPU, NPU, Memory, Storage, Interconnect). + Drive

system-level profiling, optimization, and debugging

to extract the best performance from silicon.
+ Identify, root-cause, and resolve performance bottlenecks across the SoC and system stack.
+ Validate and optimize DVFS, power states, and performance tuning knobs.

Benchmarking & Competitive Analysis

+ Run industry-standard workloads and benchmarks (SPEC, MLPerf, multimedia, networking, storage). + Perform

competitive benchmarking

against peer SoCs to highlight AMD advantages and gaps.
+ Deliver comprehensive performance reports to product, architecture, and leadership teams.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

+ Partner with

architecture teams

to correlate pre-silicon models with silicon results. + Collaborate with

firmware/software teams

to optimize OS, drivers, and workloads for maximum efficiency.
+ Work with

customer engineering

to ensure that AMD delivers

best-in-class PnP results

for customer use-cases.

Documentation & Reporting

+ Define standard methodologies for performance measurement and reporting. + Create and maintain performance

documentation, dashboards, and collateral

for internal and external stakeholders.
+ Present key findings, insights, and recommendations to senior leadership.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.

10+ years of experience

in SoC/system-level performance engineering, with at least

3+ years in a leadership or management role

. Strong expertise in

post-silicon power/performance validation

for complex SoCs. Deep understanding of

x86 SoC architecture

and subsystems (CPU, GPU, NPU, memory, interconnect, storage). Hands-on experience with

benchmarking, profiling tools, and workload analysis

. Proven ability to

lead teams

, set strategy, and execute under tight program schedules. Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with

automotive IVI, networking, storage, or industrial use-cases

. Strong background in

competitive benchmarking

and performance vs. power tradeoff analysis. Familiarity with

pre-silicon modeling

and

post-silicon correlation

. Ability to influence senior stakeholders with

data-driven insights and recommendations

.

What We Offer

Opportunity to

lead AMD's system-level power & performance validation

for cutting-edge x86 SoCs. High-impact role with visibility across product, architecture, and customer leadership. Collaborative and innovative work culture, with opportunities to grow into

senior technical or organizational leadership

roles. Be part of a team shaping AMD's competitiveness in

automotive, networking, storage, and industrial markets

.

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Qualifications:
Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance. AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants' needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.