Power Modeling Architect (CPU/GPU Accelerators) - TX, Austin, United States
Originally posted 28 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Power and Frequency Modeling Architect, you will have end-to-end visibility and ownership across the entire bounding-box lifecycle, from concept and early targeting, through feasibility and silicon design, to post-silicon correlation and production. You will establish power and timing targets and develop decision-grade models for AMD's high-performance CPU cores, graphics, and machine-intelligence chips.
What you'll do
- Generate detailed frequency versus power models in collaboration with design, technology, and post-silicon teams
- Work with IP/sub-system teams to meet product targets pre- and post-silicon for performance at power and/or power at performance
- Provide feedback and direction to IP teams to drive power and timing optimization efforts and design tradeoffs
- Develop bottoms-up estimates and top-down power and frequency targets for new IPs and subsystems
What you'll need
- Master's or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- Strong background of VLSI, digital design, and computer architecture concepts
- Familiarity with the balance between design, frequency, and power
- Knowledge of wafer fabrication technologies and libraries and their respective tradeoffs
- Proficiency in silicon test methodologies
Nice to have
- Proficiency in Excel and Python
This role has been open 12 days — well below the 77-day median for SoC/Chip Architecture roles.
SoC/Chip Architecture · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
460
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Median days open
77 d
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Median salary
$236k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (460 roles · 63 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 34 | 460 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 265 | 3166 · 114 employers |
| Median days open | 60 d | 77 d (−17 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $236k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 76 open roles · median 81 d
- NVIDIA · 60 open roles · median 64 d
- AMD (this employer) · 36 open roles · median 59 d
- Apple · 34 open roles · median 4 d
- Arm Holdings · 27 open roles · median 107 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 21 open roles · median 109 d
How we counted: 460 open SoC/Chip Architecture (SOC Architecture) roles from 63 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.