System Power & Performance (PnP) Engineer

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WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems.

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Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.

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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.

#LI-NR1 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.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.

#LI-NR1
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.

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