Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

Systems Design Eng - Modern Standby Specialist

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc$130K — $160K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in electrical or computer engineering
  • 5-7 years in hardware/software engineering or platform integration
  • Deep understanding of Windows Modern Standby, S0ix/DRIPS architecture
  • Expert in debugging using ETW, WPA/Xperf, and other tools
  • Strong coding/scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, C/C++
  • Leadership experience in multi-team power or system optimization initiatives
  • Familiarity with ACPI and low-level hardware bring-up.

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategy and roadmap for Modern Standby capabilities
  • Guide cross-functional teams towards compliance with Microsoft guidelines
  • Diagnose and resolve complex Modern Standby failures
  • Lead technical investigations using advanced diagnostic tools
  • Drive analysis on power optimization and system behavior
  • Define next-generation analysis tools for scalable debugging
  • Mentor senior engineers and raise technical standards.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness options
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Professional development programs
  • Work-life balance initiatives
  • Flexible work arrangements.
Full Job Description
THE ROLE:

We are seeking a Principal level engineer with deep, hands-on expertise in Windows Modern Standby (S0ix) to lead the strategy, and execution of our platform's low power and sleepstate capabilities. In this role, you will help define AMD's Modern Standby behavior, shaping the tools, methodologies, and system designs that enable cutting-edge power efficiency across our products. This position requires strong architectural judgment, fluency across firmware, drivers, OS internals, and hardware interactions, and the ability to guide multiple engineering teams toward best-in-class Modern Standby reliability and performance.

THE PERSON:

You will define and drive the technical vision for power and sleep-state analysis infrastructure, mentor senior engineers, and influence cross-company decisions that determine how our products behave under real-world conditions. If you thrive on solving complex power/sleep problems at scale, and enjoy designing systems and tools that elevate entire engineering organizations, this is a highly visible, high-impact opportunity.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Technical Leadership
  • Serve as the top subject-matter expert on Windows Modern Standby (S0 Low Power Idle), driving platform strategy and long-term roadmap.
  • Influence and guide cross-functional engineering teams-including firmware, silicon, OS integration, driver development, and validation-toward Modern Standby best practices and compliance with Microsoft guidelines.
  • Provide deep technical leadership in identifying, diagnosing, and resolving complex Modern Standby failures, regressions, and cross-layer interactions spanning hardware through OS.

Advanced System Analysis & Debugging
  • Lead technical investigations using advanced tools such as:
    • ETW tracing and Windows Performance Analyzer (WPA)
    • SleepStudy, PwrTest, powercfg, and related diagnostic utilities
    • Device runtime PM analysis and ACPI validation
  • Drive and review analyses related to:
    • S0ix residency and DRIPS engagement
    • Sleep entry/exit timing
    • S0i3 system power optimization
    • Timer resolution and wake source behavior
  • Driver, service, and device power blockers
    • Set technical direction for reducing background activity, improving idle behavior, and eliminating systemic sources of wake or residency degradation.

Tooling, Frameworks & Automation
  • Define the next generation of power and Modern Standby analysis tools, enabling scalable debugging across scripted CI workloads, customer like workloads, and full OS images.
  • Define measurement methodologies, data pipelines, and triage automation frameworks that accelerate detection and root-causing of power regressions.
  • Provide technical leadership for building cross-team dashboards, automated reports, and continuous monitoring systems for power and Modern Standby KPIs.

Cross Organization Technical Influence
  • Mentor and coach senior engineers, raising the organization's technical bar in Windows power, sleep, and diagnostic analysis.
  • Serve as a key technical partner with platform hardware, firmware, silicon teams, Microsoft engineering counterparts, and product leadership.
  • Establish standards, documentation, and best practices that shape how the organization validates, analyzes, and optimizes Modern Standby across multiple product generations.


PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
  • Advanced experience in hardware/software engineering, platform integration, power/performance engineering, or OS/driver development.
  • Deep, authoritative knowledge of Windows Modern Standby, including:
    • S0ix/DRIPS architecture
    • ACPI low-power states and device runtime PM
    • Windows power frameworks (PoFx, WDF power model, device idle policies)
  • Expert-level experience with:
    • ETW, WPA/Xperf, SleepStudy, PwrTest
    • Debugging complex interactions between OS, firmware (UEFI/EC), drivers, silicon, and hardware
      • Proven track record designing or architecting tools, frameworks, or automation used by multiple engineering teams.
      • Strong coding/scripting expertise (Python, PowerShell, C/C++, or equivalent).
  • Leadership experience in multi-team technical initiatives in power, sleep, or system optimization.
  • Experience with firmware/BIOS development, ACPI table design, or low-level hardware bring-up.
  • Familiarity with advanced data instrumentation, telemetry systems, or large-scale automated validation frameworks.
  • Ability to communicate complex analysis to executive audiences and influence high-level product decisions.
  • Prior experience driving technical strategy for Modern Standby or equivalent low-power state architectures in shipping products.


ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
  • Bachelors or Masters degree in electrical or computer engineering


This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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