Power and Performance Engineer

AMD AMD · Semiconductors · Bangalore, India · Engineering

AMD is seeking a technical leader for their Computing and Graphics business unit to drive next-generation power architecture, firmware, algorithms, and software interfaces across AMD client and handheld SoCs. This role involves defining power-management architecture, collaborating with various engineering teams, and driving innovation from concept to post-silicon validation. The ideal candidate will have strong technical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with experience in profiling software workloads, defining low-level software interfaces, SOC hardware design, and algorithm development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Algorithm, Firmware & Software Interface Architecture
  2. Performance & Workload Optimization
  3. System‑Level Power Architecture
  4. Hands‑On Engineering

Skills

Required

  • Algorithm development
  • Firmware development
  • Software interface architecture
  • Performance optimization
  • Power architecture
  • SOC design
  • C
  • Python
  • RTOS
  • Bare-metal development
  • ACPI
  • UEFI
  • Power management frameworks
  • Software tracing
  • Firmware debugging
  • Activity profiling
  • Windows OS
  • Kernel-level knowledge
  • Power frameworks
  • Drivers
  • System activity tracing
  • Problem-solving
  • Communication

Nice to have

  • MATLAB
  • Predictive systems
  • Regression
  • Classification
  • Complex datasets

What the JD emphasized

  • drive next‑generation power architecture
  • define the power‑management architecture
  • driving innovation
  • lead architecture teams
  • negotiate amongst design teams, marketing, and business unit executives
  • deep technical thinker
  • strong problem‑solving and communication skills
  • explaining complex concepts through publications, presentations, or executive briefings
  • raise the collective expertise of the teams around you
  • building algorithms and firmware that shape silicon behavior
  • 8+ years of industry experience
  • Experience profiling software workloads on CPUs and GPUs
  • Knowledge of defining low‑level software interfaces to influence hardware performance and power behavior
  • Background in SOC hardware design, clock distribution, power delivery and performance
  • Experience profiling and tuning hardware/software stacks to achieve power and performance efficiency on benchmark workloads
  • Prior algorithm development in C or Python; MATLAB experience preferred
  • Expertise in algorithm development for predictive systems using regression and classification frameworks for complex datasets
  • Experience with system and SoC control firmware, including RTOS and bare‑metal development
  • Familiarity with ACPI, UEFI, and platform‑level power management frameworks
  • Demonstrated expertise in system and SoC power optimization techniques
  • Experience with software tracing, firmware debugging, and activity profiling tools
  • Windows OS and kernel‑level knowledge, including power frameworks, drivers, and system activity tracing
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to lead and influence teams across geographies
  • Clear, methodical problem solver comfortable driving complex initiatives independently