Embedded Linux Power and Performance Engineer

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.    System Power & Performance Engineer     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.

System Power & Performance / PnP Execute and own system performance including low level profiling and bottleneck analysis  on AMD’s SoCs, focusing on Linux (Ubuntu, Yocto), Windows, FReeRTOS 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, customer engagements, and outbound collateral. Contribute to automation for benchmark execution, data collection, and results visualization. Work with cross-functional teams to debug system-level issues blocking performance goals. Competitive Benchmarking Drive competitive benchmarking initiatives  by running workloads on competitive platforms (Nvidia, Intel, Qualcomm, ARM-based SoCs) and building comparative landscapes across segments (client, embedded, industrial, automotive). Build comparative performance landscapes across segments including client, embedded, server, industrial, and automotive. Provide actionable insights that help influence future SoC, firmware, and platform design. Automation, Reporting & Documentation Support development of automation for benchmark execution, data collection, and results visualization. Generate technical reports, dashboards, and documentation for leadership and customer engagements. Foster continuous improvement and innovation within validation and performance analysis environments. Required Skills & Experience 10 - 14+ years  of relevant experience in system performance engineering, profiling, bottleneck analysis, or post-silicon validation. Strong hands-on experience with Linux system performance analysis ; exposure to Android and virtualized stacks is a plus. Expert in Linux internals  (scheduling, memory management), Real Time systems (RT kernel, interrupt and jitter), QoS Tuning. Hands on in performance profiling tools: Perf , valgrind, LTTng, perfetto, Trace Compass, wireshark, Nsight, Vtune, Oprofile, Flameghraphs, GPU Perf studio etc Strong understanding of x86 SoC architecture , CPU/GPU/NPU performance, memory hierarchy, PCIe, BIOS/FW interactions, and system-level behavior. Experience with industry benchmarking suites such as CyclicTest, RTLA, Exposure to benchmarks like SPEC, 3DMark, PCMark, GFXBench, MLPerf, MobileMark , browser benchmarks, and multimedia