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Power Modeling Architect (CPU/GPU Accelerators)

Austin, TexasFull-time2026-09-28 → 2026-10-22
No visa sponsorship

Core

Establish power and timing targets and develop decision-grade models for AMD's advanced energy-efficient high-performance CPU cores, graphics, and machine-intelligence chips.

Role type

Senior IC power modeling architect (CPU/GPU accelerators)

Builds

High-performance CPU cores, graphics, and machine-intelligence chips

Domain

Semiconductor / VLSI / Computer Architecture

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

VLSI, digital design, computer architecture, wafer fabrication technologies, silicon test methodologies, Python, Excel, data analysis

Preferred skills

Cross-functional collaboration, bottoms-up estimation, top-down target setting, design tradeoff analysis

Technologies

Python, Excel

Responsibilities

Generate detailed frequency versus power models; Work with IP/sub-system teams to meet product targets pre- and post-silicon; Provide feedback to IP teams to drive power and timing optimization; Develop bottoms-up estimates and top-down power and frequency targets.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC