Power, Performance & Product Definition Lead Engineer

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Principal - Power, Performance, & Product Definition Lead Engineer  

THE ROLE:

Technical, hands-on engineer responsible for Datacenter Server product power characterization, SLT characterization, and performance attainment

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Interface silicon, power architect, pre-si performance team to close power and performance target in pre-silicon phase. Provide solutions for performance improvement when needed
• Interface with manufacture team to drive SLT characterization and voltage stack-up methodology to optimize quality and performance.
• Drive key performance related PMM feature definition and optimization
• Drive quality post si power and SLT characterization activity
• Drive post si performance attainment for server product OPNs.
• Drive post-silicon/customer debug efforts to identify root cause of power and performance related issues.
• Develop post-silicon validation infrastructure (software, hardware, automation environment, and lab setup)
• Be able to work in a high demand, fast paced environment with lots of real-time problem solving and critical thinking

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Knowledge of computer hardware architecture (CPU/APU, x86, PCIe, memory, bus logic) and software architecture (driver, bios, firmware usage)
• Experience with CPU SLT characterization and voltage stack-up
• Experience with server product performance optimization
• Knowledge and experience of power management feature enablement and optimization
• Understanding of modern x86 microprocessor architecture and Server platform architecture is highly desired
• Experience developing validation methodologies and infrastructure
• Able to execute and drive success of programs with multiple projects on the go
• Debug skills at both SoC and system level
• Familiarity with programming / scripting language (C/C , Python, Perl, ...)
• Working knowledge of Server OSes (Linux, Windows Server)
• Must be a self-starting team player with excellent communication skills who can work with minimal guidance
• Forward thinker that drives improvement to development process, code architecture and fosters a spirit of innovation and continuous improvement
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills

 PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Working knowledge of lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and protocol analyzers
• Self-organizing and the ability multitask based on priorities

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Master’s degree or higher in Electrical/Computer Engineering with a minimum 5-7 years of experience in power and performance related area

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