Power System Design Engineer - Shanghai-Design Ctr B1, China
Originally posted 10 September 2026 by the employer — open 0 days.
About the role
This role involves designing, developing, and testing power systems and components for various applications, including consumer electronics and automotive products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement power designs and contribute to product development for AMD APU products.
What you'll do
- Design and develop power systems and components for AMD reference platforms and customer production boards.
- Collaborate with the Silicon team to bring up AMD APU products and debug issues.
- Execute schematic design, component selection, BOM cost control, and layout design guidance.
- Create detailed power system specifications, including power budgets, voltage and current requirements, and efficiency targets.
- Design and simulate power circuits, including DC-DC converters, voltage regulators, and power management systems.
- Develop and execute test plans to validate power designs and troubleshoot power-related issues.
What you'll need
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in PWM power design.
- Experience in power electronics design with silicon and board bring up and debug.
- Proficiency in multi buck, buck-boost, and other DC-DC topology.
- Proficiency in using simulation tools such as SPICE, PLECS, or MATLAB/Simulink for power circuit analysis.
- Familiarity with PCB layout and design principles for power electronics.
- Proficiency in analog/digital mixed signal, power design, Thermal design, EMI, and power integrity.
Nice to have
- Experience with hardware description languages (HDL) such as VHDL or Verilog.
- Experience with post-silicon power transient testing, performance validation, and platform power characterization.
Skills: Power Design Engineer, DC-DC converters, voltage regulators, schematic design, PCB layout
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 49-day median for Power Electronics roles.
Power Electronics · Power Conversion
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Open roles in category
47
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Median days open
49 d
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Median salary
$185k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (47 roles · 22 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 47 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 35 | 1320 · 101 employers |
| Median days open | 0 d | 49 d (−49 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: Power Design Engineer, DC-DC converters, voltage regulators, schematic design, PCB layout
Who's hiring in this category
- Infineon Technologies · 7 open roles · median 22 d
- Renesas Electronics · 4 open roles · median 20 d
- Analog Devices · 3 open roles · median 48 d
- Graphcore · 3 open roles · median 21 d
- onsemi · 3 open roles · median 114 d
- Power Integrations · 3 open roles · median 72 d
How we counted: 47 open Power Electronics (Power Conversion) roles from 22 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 Sept 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 Analog & Mixed-Signal family row. Figures refresh nightly.