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Performance Attainment Engineer

THE ROLE:

The successful candidate will assume responsibility for post-silicon activities related to power and performance characterization and optimization of AMD Datacenter products

THE PERSON:

Must be a self-starter, and able to independently drive tasks to completion

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Developing and executing characterization and optimization test plans for performance KPIs like bandwidth and latency

Analyzing datapath bottlenecks and resolving the bottleneck in a cross functional setting

Collaborate with software teams to develop new stress workloads based on characterization results

Support prototyping experiments for improving current and implementing new features that impact performance and power

Debugging and troubleshooting system-level issues that may occur in test environments and platforms

Proactively driving continuous improvement for pre and post silicon power/performance activities

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

Strong C++ programming skills

Strong preference for Python and shell scripting 

Strong understanding of computer organization/architecture.

Good understanding of timing in digital electronics

Understanding of Power/thermal management

Proficient in using lab equipment like oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a key attention to detail

Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

Bachelors degree in Electronics/Computer Engineering or Computer Science with emphasis on computer architecture and workload analysis

MS/PhD degree preferred

2+ years’ experience preferred.

LOCATION:

Austin Texas

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