PC Sensor Hardware/Software Architect
About The Position
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. We are seeking an engineer to join our team that will thrive in a fast-paced work environment, using effective communication, problem-solving and prioritization skills. Individuals that are well organized, show great attention to detail, and employ critical thinking are well-suited for our team. AMD's CG is seeking a Senior Sensor Architect to lead the end‑to‑end sensor architecture for AMD Client PC platforms. This role is responsible for defining and evolving sensor solutions across hardware, firmware, and software, with a strong focus on power efficiency, scalability, and enabling differentiated user experiences on AMD‑based PCs. This architect will play a forward‑looking role, inventing and driving new sensor frameworks, influencing the broader PC ecosystem and industry adoption, and aligning sensor architectures with AMD’s long‑term client platform and AI PC roadmaps.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineer, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field
Nice To Haves
- Experience in PC sensor interfaces, power optimization and architecture
- Exposure to systems, SOC and sensor architecture
- Experience with FW and SW sensor frameworks
- Power analysis and optimization
Responsibilities
- Defining the next-gen sensor architecture in Client spanning silicon hardware, firmware, OS drivers and applications
- Architect solutions including but not limited to ALS, proxities, camera, microphones, biometrics and more context aware sensing.
- Drive Power-first sensor architecture designs enabling always-on and low power sensing use cases by defining key power states, duty cycles, wake mechanisms
- Optimize key low power state metrics while delivering competitve key UX
- Drive a scalable FW/SW framework across various SKUs and generations
Benefits
- AMD benefits at a glance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
