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:

System Power & Performance (PnP) Engineer

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated

System Power & Performance Engineer (MTS Level)

to join our

System PnP team

. This role will have a

dual focus

:Profiling and bottleneck analysis on AMD's system PnP stack, with emphasis on

Linux and virtualized environments

. Driving

competitive benchmarking

across market segments, comparing AMD SoCs against competition.

The ideal candidate will combine strong technical depth in

system performance analysis

with a passion for competitive evaluation, ensuring AMD delivers industry-leading performance and power efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Execute

system performance profiling and bottleneck analysis

on AMD's SoCs, focusing on Linux (Ubuntu, Yocto) and virtualized software stacks. Perform

benchmark characterization

, system-level tuning, and workload analysis across CPU, GPU, NPU, and memory subsystems. Drive

competitive benchmarking initiatives

by running workloads on competitive platforms (Intel, Qualcomm, ARM-based SoCs) and building comparative landscapes across segments (client, embedded, industrial, automotive). Collaborate with SoC architects, BIOS/FW teams, and software developers to identify performance gaps and recommend optimizations. Generate

comprehensive technical reports, dashboards, and documentation

for leadership reviews, customer engagements, and outbound collateral. Contribute to automation for benchmark execution, data collection, and results visualization.

Required Skills & Experience

Strong hands-on experience in

system performance analysis, profiling, and tuning

on Linux; exposure to Android and virtualized stacks is a plus. Familiarity with

benchmarking suites

such as SPEC, 3DMark, GFXBench, PCMark, MLPerf, MobileMark, browser benchmarks, and multimedia workloads. Proficiency with

profiling tools

: perf, VTune, OProfile, Flamegraphs, GPUPerfStudio, or similar. Knowledge of

system architecture

concepts (x86 SoC, memory hierarchy, CPU/GPU/NPU performance). Proficiency in

Python/Bash scripting

for automation of workload runs, data analysis, and reporting. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to identify and explain system bottlenecks. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience preparing

clear, data-driven reports

.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with

virtualization technologies

(Xen, KVM, Hyper-V, Docker/containers). Exposure to

post-silicon validation flows

and SoC bring-up. Familiarity with

competitive benchmarking methodologies

and customer-facing documentation. Experience with dashboarding tools (PowerBI, Grafana) for data visualization.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. 3-6 years of relevant experience in

system performance, benchmarking, or PnP analysis

.


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Qualifications:
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