Systems Power Engineer
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Contract
4 days ago
Key skills
PythonCPerlPowerShellCommunication
About this role
We are looking for a Systems Power Engineer for our client in Austin, TX
Job Title: Systems Power Engineer
Job Location: Austin, TX
Job Type: Contract
Job Overview:
- Seeking an enthusiastic electrical engineer to join our Power and Performance Customer Attainment team and work on best-in-class products.
- This design/test engineering position entails working with multifunctional groups as well as clients/OEMs to innovate the technology implemented in AMD's products.
- The team mainly focuses on power validation of silicon products and debugging PC systems, emphasizing platform-level debug.
- Recent college graduate holding a degree in EE or equivalent (Bachelors).
- Should demonstrate strong EE fundamentals (analog/digital design, signal/power integrity, etc.).
- Strong understanding of BIOS, OS, and driver interactions at the system level as well as proficient understanding of x86 CPU architecture and functionality.
- Experience in scripting and automation languages (Perl, PowerShell, Python, etc.) as well as a good familiarity with basic lab equipment, data acquisition devices, and switching power supplies.
- Experience with leading PCB technology and electrical design and characterization of the following areas: DDR4/5, USB-C, LPDP, MIPI and I2C/SPI/UART buses.
- Experience in one plus of: MCU, power (DC-DC converters, power management, low power design), analog circuits, display technology, and integration.
- Experience in board CAD tools including Cadence Concept & Allegro.
- The role is self-starting and the candidate should be able to deal with a high level of ambiguity as well as constant communication with the client/OEM, internal system and software engineers, external vendors, and System on Chip (SoC) architects to debug and improve power models and drivers used for future client programs.