What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Manager, Power Attainment position at AMD?
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.
The Role
As an Engineering Manager, Power Attainment in the Datacenter and GPU Accelerated Processing Division, you will be leading and managing a team of highly talented and motivated engineers who are passionate about working on cutting-edge products. In this role, you will own system‑level electrical validation, power management feature tuning, and power modeling correlation, operating at the intersection of architecture, firmware, silicon validation, platform design, performance, and customer engineering. You will guide critical power‑performance tradeoffs, influence architectural decisions, and deliver robust, production‑ready platforms that operate within strict datacenter and facility‑level power constraints. You will directly shape how next‑generation GPUs and SoCs balance electrical stability, performance, power, and reliability at scale, influencing products that define industry‑leading perf/Watt for large, multi‑GPU datacenter platforms.
This is a senior engineering leadership role requiring deep technical credibility, hands‑on system experience, and the ability to influence product‑level decisions while building and leading a high‑performing engineering team.
The Person
The ideal person for the Engineering Manager, Power Attainment role is passionate about People and Technology. You are a people leader who can manage, mentor and motivate a team of engineers, build a high performing team and deliver on business-critical programs. You have strong Power fundamentals, understanding of Power Management features and hands on experience optimizing them, silicon validation experience, good understanding of PID controllers, PDN, Physical design, Semiconductor Process, Thermal/Power interactions, Power/Performance optimization & Power Models. You have excellent communication skills, critical problem-solving skills, data analysis and visualization skills, able to multi-task and work with cross-domain, cross-functional teams to build great products. You also have program management skills to plan the tasks, track deliverables and meet project timelines.
What You’ll Do
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.
AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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.
The Role
As an Engineering Manager, Power Attainment in the Datacenter and GPU Accelerated Processing Division, you will be leading and managing a team of highly talented and motivated engineers who are passionate about working on cutting-edge products. In this role, you will own system‑level electrical validation, power management feature tuning, and power modeling correlation, operating at the intersection of architecture, firmware, silicon validation, platform design, performance, and customer engineering. You will guide critical power‑performance tradeoffs, influence architectural decisions, and deliver robust, production‑ready platforms that operate within strict datacenter and facility‑level power constraints. You will directly shape how next‑generation GPUs and SoCs balance electrical stability, performance, power, and reliability at scale, influencing products that define industry‑leading perf/Watt for large, multi‑GPU datacenter platforms.
This is a senior engineering leadership role requiring deep technical credibility, hands‑on system experience, and the ability to influence product‑level decisions while building and leading a high‑performing engineering team.
The Person
The ideal person for the Engineering Manager, Power Attainment role is passionate about People and Technology. You are a people leader who can manage, mentor and motivate a team of engineers, build a high performing team and deliver on business-critical programs. You have strong Power fundamentals, understanding of Power Management features and hands on experience optimizing them, silicon validation experience, good understanding of PID controllers, PDN, Physical design, Semiconductor Process, Thermal/Power interactions, Power/Performance optimization & Power Models. You have excellent communication skills, critical problem-solving skills, data analysis and visualization skills, able to multi-task and work with cross-domain, cross-functional teams to build great products. You also have program management skills to plan the tasks, track deliverables and meet project timelines.
What You’ll Do
- Lead, hire, mentor, and grow a team of power and electrical validation engineers, setting priorities and driving execution across multiple silicon and platform programs
- Own system‑level power management and electrical stability for datacenter GPU/CPU platforms, from bring‑up through production
- Drive power management feature tuning, debug, and optimization across GPUs and APUs
- Lead active and static power characterization, throttler optimization, and performance‑impact analysis
- Execute system‑level power modeling correlation and ROI analysis to guide architectural and product roadmap decisions
- Partner closely with power management architects, firmware teams, silicon design, board design, performance engineering, and product definition
- Support critical customer engagements pre‑ and post‑production, including escalation debug and sustaining support
- Present clear, data‑driven executive‑level readouts on progress, risks, and next steps
- Drive process improvements, automation, and AI‑assisted debug and analysis workflows
- Proven experience leading and developing high‑performing engineering teams
- Ability to lead senior engineers and technical leads through technical depth and influence
- Strong cross‑functional collaboration and communication skills
- Program management capability: planning, execution, tracking, and delivery across complex schedules
- Comfortable operating at both deep technical review and executive summary levels
- Strong fundamentals in system‑level power management and perf/Watt optimization
- Hands‑on experience with GPU / APU / SoC silicon validation
- Solid understanding of:
- Power management features and control loops
- PID controllers
- Power Distribution Networks (PDN)
- Power, thermal, and performance interactions
- Power estimation, modeling, and correlation
- Experience with electrical lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, high‑speed probes, function generators, and data acquisition systems
- Experience optimizing systems operating under datacenter‑scale and facility‑level power constraints
- 3 years of people management experience in fast‑paced engineering environments
- 10 years of hands‑on engineering experience in the semiconductor industry
- Demonstrated ability to deliver multiple complex programs on schedule
- Experience hiring, building, and scaling technical teams
- Experience with long‑range planning and budget management (OPEX / CAPEX)
- BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (MS preferred)
- Ownership of power and performance for industry‑leading AI and HPC platforms
- High visibility across engineering, architecture, and executive leadership
- A rare blend of deep technical problem‑solving, people leadership, and system‑level impact
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.
AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Salary : $172,720 - $259,080