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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. Staff Engineer - Post-Silicon Power & Performance Attainment - **Company:** Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - **Location:** Austin, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $178,400.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Profiling, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Firmware, System on a Chip, Scripting - **Published:** August 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/38875292/1 ## About the Role * Proven experience in Power and Power PnP activities Pre-Silicon and Post-Silicon & Correlation * Proven experience in Power Management Features and Firmware (PMM, PMFW), Power Performance Bounding Box assessments, Power Performance Targets and Attainment (PPA) * Proven experience in Power Performance profiling and measurements including EDS/TDC, frequency scaling and voltage droop analysis and Characterizations. * Strong Python scripting skills and hands-on lab debug expertise (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, DAC, PMIC tools). * Good understanding of CPU/GPU performance and power telemetry. * Background in automotive, industrial, or high-reliability SoCs is highly desirable. ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline. ## Description As a Senior Staff Engineer -Post-Silicon Power & Performance,you will take ownership of advanced post-silicon analysis and optimization, driving improvements across power, thermal, and performance metrics for AMD's cutting-edge System-on-Chip (SoC) products. AMD's SoC portfolio includes the Versal adaptive SoC family for embedded and AI applications, the Ryzen Embedded series, and high-performance processors like Ryzen and Threadripper, which feature innovative "chiplet" SoC designs. In this role, you will directly contribute to the validation and tuning of these industry-leading platforms, ensuring they deliver optimal efficiency and performance for a wide range of applications. THE PERSON You thrive in collaborative, cross-functional environments, working closely with architects, design engineers, validation teams, and marketing to deliver industry-leading SoC solutions. Your expertise enables you to balance power efficiency and performance, ensuring our products set new standards in the market., * Lead post-silicon Power and Performance Attainment (PPA) validation, including profiling and measurement of EDC/TDC, thermal dynamics, frequency scaling, and voltage droop characteristics to ensure product targets are met. * Drive attainment of power and performance goals by optimizing power management settings, firmware parameters, and system configurations for maximum efficiency and throughput. * Conduct in-depth silicon debugging across power rails, telemetry systems, dynamic voltage scaling (DVS), and PMIC interactions to identify and resolve PPA-related issues. * Correlate silicon results with pre-silicon models, identify discrepancies impacting PPA, and propose actionable solutions to close gaps. * Plan and execute comprehensive post-silicon validation for power, performance, and thermal metrics (including PVT sweeps, Vmin/Fmax characterization, transient droop analysis) with a focus on achieving PPA objectives. * Develop and automate data collection and analysis pipelines; create dashboards for KPI monitoring, regression tracking, and PPA progress visualization. * Troubleshoot hardware, firmware, and driver issues impacting power and performance; implement fusing and firmware adjustments to align with PPA targets. * Collaborate with architecture, design verification, firmware, and platform teams to identify root causes of PPA shortfalls and drive cross-functional solutions; author detailed tuning guides and documentation to support PPA optimization., AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. 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