Senior Engineer, Power Systems Design - Data Center GPU

AMD AMD · Semiconductors · Austin, TX · Engineering

This role focuses on the design and verification of power systems for AMD's Instinct Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), which are used in AI and data centers. The engineer will work on power delivery networks, component selection, layout guidelines, and system-level validation. While the role supports AI hardware, it is not directly involved in building or researching AI models or agents.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support the architecture, design, analysis, and verification of power systems intended for powering high performance CPUs/GPUs/APUs.
  2. Work with cross-functional teams to design and implement a full power delivery network, model and validate PDN impedance and droop targets, and verify power supply integrity using lab and in-situ silicon measurements.
  3. Work and guide the system’s design team to provide optimum component selection and detailed layout guidelines during the design execution phase.
  4. Work with the Board Validation team to develop test plans/procedures to perform system-level validation for characterizing design margins on the power domains.
  5. Work with SoC and System Architects and external industry to drive the latest power delivery technologies and innovations for computers and electronics industry.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (preferred) in Electrical Engineering or related field.
  • Proven technical understanding of power supply architectures and PDN in server, OAM, and PCIe environments.
  • Understanding of needed design and validation processes to design power circuits for high quality/reliability requirements.
  • Understanding and experience with multi-phase buck/buck-boost regulators, digital PWM controllers, bus converters, LDOs, PMICs, charge pumps, ADCs & DACs, etc
  • Printed circuit board design experience is a must.
  • Expertise in schematic capture, PCB design tools such as OrCAD or Allegro
  • Ability to work with multiple cross functional teams to make the right trade-offs on system level performance.
  • Excellent knowledge of control theory, closed loop compensation, stability analysis, phase margin, etc.
  • Proficiency with lab equipment such as oscilloscope, eload, function generator, etc.
  • Experience with analog circuit modeling and simulation tools (e.g. Simplis, PSpice, HSpice etc.) required.
  • Must have good written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

  • Working knowledge of 2D/2.5D EM simulation tools such as Sigrity’s PowerDC, PowerSI, SiWave or equivalent
  • Strong knowledge of high frequency magnetics design for power electronics
  • Knowledge of AMD’s SVIx power management interface