Lead Software System Design Eng - System PNP

About this role

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. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture

We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career

Lead Software System Design Eng - System PNP Role Overview We are seeking a highly motivated System Power & Performance Engineer to join our System PnP team . This role will have a dual focus : Benchmarking, 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 System Power & Performance / PnP Plan, execute and own system performance including low level profiling and bottleneck analysis on AMD’s SoCs, focusing on Linux (Ubuntu, Yocto) and virtualized software stacks for Robotics, automotive and industrial. Perform benchmark characterization , system-level tuning, micro architecture and workload analysis across CPU, GPU, NPU, AI and memory subsystems

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,

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