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Power Optimization Lead Engineer

LOCATION:

Santa Clara CA, Orlando FL, Austin TX, Boxborough MA, Markham, ON

THE ROLE:

A great opportunity to join our AMD GPU power team, working with bleeding-edge technologies to deliver world-class products to the marketplace across a wide range of products portfolio including discrete GPUs, laptops, gaming consoles, data centers, and mobile products.

THE PERSON:

A highly motivated engineer, and a great team player, with strong collaboration and communication skills. Looking to grow their career and to expand their experience in GPU design and power optimization technologies.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work within the GPU power team to drive power reduction including estimation, analysis, and optimization, flow setup, and methodology improvements.
• Collaborate with system architects and designers, define use cases, identify and prototype power and perf-per-watt optimizations.
• Run performance models and power tools, write scripts, analyze data, and evaluate tradeoffs against project goals.
• Power management algorithm design and implementation.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in ASIC power and low-power design techniques.
• Experience in power analysis and optimization tools (e.g. Ptpx, Power Artist, etc.)
• Experience in RTL design, simulation, and synthesis.
• Knowledge in Graphics pipeline architecture is a plus.
• Scripting language, e.g. Perl, Python, etc.
• Strong analysis and problem-solving skills, well organized, and self-driven.
• Excellent communication skills.

EDUCATION:

Major in EE, CS or related, Master Degree with 3+ years or Bachelor with 5+ years working experiences