Senior Power & Performance Validation Engineer
Graphcore · Bengaluru, India
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Job description
Senior -Power and Performance Validation Engineer
Responsibilities
• Define and lead validation strategies for power, thermal and performance characterization of AI compute silicon and platforms
• Contribute to planning and execution of validation activities across multiple projects and milestones
• Develop comprehensive validation plans covering functional, stress, workload and corner-case scenarios
• Lead post-silicon bring-up and characterization activities for power and performance validation
• Drive validation of CPU, memory, interconnect and high-speed I/O subsystems under complex workload conditions
• Develop scalable automation frameworks, regression infrastructure and reporting tools using Python
• Design and execute benchmark workloads, parameter sweeps and performance experiments to identify optimization opportunities
• Collaborate with architecture, RTL, firmware, software and systems teams to debug and resolve complex technical issues
• Define validation metrics, pass/fail criteria and reporting methodologies to ensure repeatable and high-quality analysis
• Guide development of custom workload generators and micro-benchmarks where required
• Analyse power, thermal and performance data to identify bottlenecks and recommend improvements
• Contribute to continuous improvement of validation processes, tooling and engineering practices
• Communicate technical findings, project status, risks and recommendations clearly to stakeholders and engineering leadership
• Support knowledge sharing and contribute to continuous improvement across the validation organisation
Candidate Profile
Requirements
• Strong experience in power and performance validation, silicon characterization or system performance engineering
• Deep understanding of modern SoC architecture, including CPU, memory, interconnect and high-speed I/O technologies
• Strong Linux systems knowledge and low-level performance analysis experience
• Strong Python programming skills for automation, orchestration and data analysis
• Experience with benchmarking and profiling tools such as stress-ng, fio, perf, iperf or equivalent technologies
• Ability to define structured validation methodologies, workload models and test strategies
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret large datasets and identify system bottlenecks
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently on complex technical tasks while collaborating effectively across teams
Desirable
• Knowledge of power management technologies and silicon characterization methodologies
• Programming experience in C/C++ for low-level system or benchmark development
• Familiarity with hardware instrumentation and telemetry systems