Job Details: Job Description: As a Senior Power and Performance (PnP) Engineer, you will be responsible for PnP product execution focused on measurements, analysis, and projections/estimates of Intel's unlaunched notebook and desktop products. Based on your technical knowledge of both Intel and the competition, you will help influence OEM customers, internal marketing teams, internal engineering teams, debug Intel silicon/platform on PnP issues, and be an integral part for Intel product launches. Core responsibilities to include following: Measure, analyze, and debug workloads to call out any power and/or performance gaps and close with internal engineering teams/architects Measure and analyze SoC/CPU and platform power on a rail by rail basis and debug any issues/gaps Align with other internal engineering teams and architects to ensure there is consensus on power and performance projections/estimates/measurements for both internal and external communication Guide, educate, and influence internal engineering teams, field account teams, and marketing teams on power and performance positioning of Intel products Create power and performance estimates on upcoming Intel products based on workloads to aid marketing decisions and help set internal KPI targets Own the publication of the Power Performance Guide (PPG) collateral to help guide OEM customers Bring up full test platform to enable both power and performance measurements including setup, calibration, and measurements. Qualifications: You mus
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Job Details: Job Description: Intel is shaping the future of technology to help create a better future for the entire world. Our work in pushing forward fields like AI, analytics, and cloud-to-edge technology is at the heart of countless innovations. With a career at Intel, you'll have the opportunity to use technology to power major breakthroughs and create enhancements that improve our everyday quality of life. Join us and help make the future more wonderful for everyone. Want to learn more? Visit our YouTube Channel or the link below. Life at Intel The Role and Impact As a SoC Power Thermal Performance Validation and Optimization Engineer, you will play an essential role in ensuring Intel's products achieve optimal power, thermal, and performance benchmarks at the system-on-chip (SoC) level. In this position, you will develop and execute validation methodologies, optimize hardware/software solutions, and perform SoC-level debugging to address power, thermal, and performance challenges. Your contribution will directly impact Intel's ability to deliver competitive, high-performing products to market. Business Group This role is part of Intel's Data Center Group (DCG), which focuses on designing innovative solutions to power the next generation of computing platforms for data centers. As a member of the PTP PreSi Correlation Solution team, you will contribute to shaping the development and validation processes for cutting-edge technologies, ensuring Intel meets and exceeds industry standards for performance and efficiency. Key Responsibilities: Develop and execute SoC-level power, thermal, and performance validation and
NVIDIA's invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, we are increasingly known as “the AI computing company”. We are looking to grow our company, and grow our teams with the smartest people in the world. What you’ll be doing: You will work with ground breaking technologies for the Tegra SoC and various NVIDIA embedded platforms Implement power and thermal management software features in Linux Kernel and user space Collaborate with power architects, hardware and software engineers on platform power estimation and optimization Optimize the software stack to improve performance, efficiency, and responsiveness for edge AI and robotics use cases. Focus on improving compute and memory utilization, reducing latency and power consumption, and tuning system-level performance to deliver reliable and scalable AI workloads across demanding real-world edge environments. What we need to see: MS in CS, CE, EE, Systems Engineering or related software/hardware engineering major, or equivalent experience 8+ years of software development experience with a significant focus on Linux Excellent C programming/debugging skills within Linux kernel and user space software Background with working on embedded systems and ARM processor specific System-level debugging experience and problem-solving skills Excellent communication skills Ways to stand out from the crowd: Understanding of the Linux power and thermal management features (schedule
About us Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute. It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry. As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of a best-in-class family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone. Graphcore’s teams are drawn from a diverse group of backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore enjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation. Job Summary We are seeking a senior validation lead engineer to lead at-scale rack validation efforts for next-generation AI hyperscale systems. This role focuses on post-silicon system validation across the full lifecycle, ensuring functional, electrical, and thermal performance meets product objectives. You will own end-to-end blade and rack validation including planning, development, execution, and debug while collaborating across firmware, systems, and hardware teams. The Team The Rack Validation team is responsible for ensuring system readiness and quality at scale. The team works cross-functionally with firmware, silicon, and system engineering teams to validate complex AI compute platforms. Responsibilities and Duties Lead post-silicon validation of AI compute blades and racks including test planning, development, and automation. Drive provisioning and integration of system components (SoC FW, BMC, RMC, OS) for rack-level readiness. Own execution against program achievements and report validation progress and risks. Triage test failures, collect debug data, and collaborate on root cause analysis. Track
As one of the technology industry's most desirable employers, NVIDIA has been redefining accelerated computing, computer graphics and leading the Artificial Intelligence revolution. NVIDIA's innovation is fueled by its great technology—and amazing people. We are seeking a Senior Silicon and System Product Lead to influence, innovate and take our next generation products to the market. As part of the Silicon Solutions Team, we architect and deliver groundbreaking system solutions that integrate all aspects of the system from silicon design, software design to operations and final deployment in multiple market segments that NVIDIA serves. This position offers an unique opportunity to collaborate with multiple organizations in the company and grow your career in a high impact role. We need a passionate, hard-working and creative individual to lead the products all the way from market analysis to delivering the features on the final product. What you'll be doing: Drive product performance and power targets, trade-off features/configurations and provide innovative solutions to complex silicon and system level problems. Evaluate new market segments and use cases; translate market requirements to engineering problem statements and metrics. Innovate Performance, power, yield and quality optimizations and features for the world’s fastest power-shipping products in the GPU and SoC market segments spanning gaming, automotive, datacenter and DL/AI. Develop methodologies and requirements for multi-functional teams to drive silicon and system product features to production. Incorporate productization feedback to improve the next generation. Lead the team for feature requirements and schedule from architecture to silicon phase of projects. Work alongside system architects, designers, marketing teams, chip and board designers, software/firmware engineers, HW/S
About the Team OpenAI’s Hardware organization develops AI-native silicon and system-level solutions for the unique demands of advanced AI workloads. Building on efforts like Jalapeño, the team is developing future generations of AI-native silicon and tightly integrated systems to power the next generation of frontier models. By co-designing chips, systems, tools, and methodologies, the team helps deliver faster, more efficient, and production-ready hardware for OpenAI’s supercomputing platform. About the Role We are looking for a highly experienced RTL engineer to own critical on- and off-chip interconnect components for our custom AI accelerator platform. You will drive the microarchitecture and RTL implementation of scalable on-chip communication fabrics connecting high-bandwidth compute, memory, and I/O subsystems as well as purpose-built off-chip interfaces and protocols needed to enable custom computing at scale. This is a senior, hands-on engineering role with broad technical ownership. You will drive design from requirements through the full silicon lifecycle, from architecture definition and performance analysis through RTL implementation, verification closure, physical design convergence, bring-up, and production readiness. You will plan and oversee the work of junior engineers and help drive and develop productive engineering relationships with external partners and help manage partner execution. This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you will: Own the microarchitecture, RTL design, and delivery of major SoC interconnect components, including network-on-chip fabrics, switches, routers, bridges, protocol adapters, arbiters, and traffic-management logic as well as off-chip protocol bridges and interfaces. Drive third party engagements to develop novel networking and interface protocols and silicon IP while ensuring high quality and de
About Graphcore Graphcore is a global leader in artificial intelligence computing systems. We design advanced semiconductors and data center hardware that deliver the specialized processing power needed to advance AI while improving the efficiency required for broad adoption. As part of SoftBank Group, Graphcore belongs to a family of companies developing some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Our new AI Engineering Campus in Austin will play a central role in building the future of AI computing. The Opportunity We are seeking a system validation engineering intern to help drive server blade and rack validation efforts for next-generation AI infrastructure hardware systems. This role focuses on post-silicon system validation across the full lifecycle of server hardware systems, ensuring functional and performance meets product objectives. You will help drive end-to-end blade and rack validation including development, execution, and debug while collaborating across silicon, firmware, systems, and platform teams. The Blade and Rack Validation team is responsible for ensuring system readiness and quality at scale. The team works cross-functionally with firmware, silicon, and system engineering teams to validate complex AI compute platforms. Type: 12-week summer internship Timing: May - August (exact dates to be confirmed) Commitment: Full-time What You’ll Do Help drive and execute post-silicon validation goals of AI compute blades and racks including testcase planning, development, and automation Help drive validation testcase execution and system debug against program achievements and report validation progress and risks. Drive provisioning and integration of system components (SoC FW, BMC, RMC, OS) for rack-level readiness Triage test failures, collect debug data, and collaborate on root cause analysis. Track validation coverage and continuously improve test processes and infrastructure. What You’ll Bring Working towards a Bachelor's
Job Details: Job Description: Do Something Wonderful At Intel, we put silicon at the center of the world’s most meaningful innovations. From personal computing and AI to cloud-scale data centers and edge platforms, our processors power technologies that touch billions of lives. If you’re passionate about building world-class silicon at massive scale, we want to build the future with you. The Team You’ll join Intel’s All Cores Engineering (ACE) organization, the team responsible for designing and delivering Intel’s industry‑leading CPU cores. Within ACE, the Atom group focuses on high‑efficiency, performance‑per‑watt optimized cores that enable everything from client platforms to emerging edge and scalable solutions. This is a hands‑on senior engineering role with direct impact on next‑generation CPU silicon. What You’ll Do As a Senior CPU Design Verification Engineer you will play a critical role in ensuring architectural correctness, functional robustness, and power‑efficient performance of Intel’s Atom CPU designs before first silicon. Key responsibilities include but not limited to the following: Lead pre‑silicon functional verification of complex CPU and SoC logic to ensure full compliance with architectural and microarchitectural specifications. Develop and execute verification plans, testbenches, and SystemVerilog/UVM environments, ensuring comprehensive functional and coverage closure. Define, run, and analyze system‑level simulations to uncover functional, performance, power, and corner‑case issues. Debug and root‑cause complex RTL, microarchitecture, and integration issues; drive issues to resolution with design teams. Collaborate cross‑functionally with CPU architects, RTL de
Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all . Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever. Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all. Join an inclusive team passionate about driving innovation for next-generation memory solutions powering AI/ML and high-performance computing systems. As a Director of HBM RTL Design and Integration, you will lead a team responsible for the design, integration, and delivery of next-generation HBM SoC logic die, with a strong focus on RTL development and IP integration. You will drive technical strategy and execution across multiple product generations, working closely with architecture, verification, physical design, firmware, and product engineering teams. Key Responsibilities Lead SoC RTL design and integration for HBM logic die, including subsystem partitioning, IP integration, and SoC-level design convergence. Drive translation of architectural and micro-architectural specifications into robust, high-quality RTL implementations across multiple teams. Oversee SoC integration aspects, including clocking, reset, power intent, configuration infrastructure, and system-level design correctness. Establish design methodologies and best practices to improve quality, reuse, and development efficiency across HBM programs. Partner with SoC Architecture, Verification, Physical Design, Firmware, and System teams to ensure successful end-to-end product execution. Work closely with Product Engineering, Test, Probe, Process Integration, Assembly, and Manufacturing to ensure robust, manufacturable HBM
NVIDIA is now looking for a Senior Memory System Engineer to join our ASIC Memory Subsystem team! As a Senior Systems Engineer at NVIDIA, you'll join a group of hardworking engineers to develop and architect innovative Memory Solution for Tegra SoCs. In this position, you'll make a real impact in a multifaceted, technology-focused company. You will work with memory controller/PHY and Platform / System architect, Firmware, SI/PI, Memory suppliers to design and architect cutting edge, high speed and lower power memory technology for NVIDIA CPUs and SOCs. What You Will Be Doing: Analyze future DDR/LPDDR/HBM technologies to determine optimum performance, power, function and RAS in memory for Next generation SOC and Systems. Collaborate with ASIC Architects, Designers, Software and Firmware SW/FW teams to drive memory technology and associated requirements for memory controllers. Define Memory module, Package, and PCB layouts appropriate to the system workloads Debug and bring up memory evaluation / validation and failure issues on memory technology. Collaborate with DRAM suppliers and industry partners on to develop memory and memory related component technology. What We need to see: Bachelor's degree or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering (CE), or a related field (or equivalent experience) 10 years of proven track record in DRAM design, module design, or memory sub system design. Deep understanding and strong fundamental of memory design, features, ECC algorithm, SI and PI (Training algorithm) in DDR, LPDDR, and HBM. Strong understanding of memory sub system level interaction with Cache, Memory controller and PHY. Experience in the design, bring-up and validation for memory failure analysis Experience with Python, C/C
Graphcore Director-Post Silicon Validation (Functional) Graphcore is a globally recognised leader in Artificial Intelligence computing systems. The company designs advanced semiconductors and data centre hardware that provide the specialised processing power needed to drive AI innovation, while delivering the efficiency required to support its broader adoption. As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. We are opening a new AI Engineering Campus in Austin, Texas which will play a central role in Graphcore's work building the future of AI computing. We are developing the next generation of AI compute, a large-scale system-on-chip (SoC) designed to power future high-performance AI systems. Job Summary We have an exciting opportunity to be part of a collaborative, cross-functional development team validating cutting-edge, high-performance AI chips and platforms. You will play a key role in supporting new product introductions and validation. You will lead a team delivering post-silicon validation across the full AI SoC, working across silicon, firmware, and platform levels. The role requires a deep technical understanding, strong hands-on debug experience, and the ability to collaborate effectively with hardware, software, and systems engineering teams. Working within the Validation team, you will be involved with bringing first silicon to life, functionally validating it and working closely with many other teams to help it become a fully characterised and working product, reporting project status/progress to program management on a regular basis. You will have the opportunity to provide technical guidance to other engineering team members. In this role, you can leverage our experience and industry knowledge to architect and drive implementation of continuous improvements to test infrastructure and processes. Th
$100K – $500K/yr
Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. With AI redefining the computing paradigm, solutions must evolve to unify innovations in software models, compilers, platforms, networking, and semiconductors. Our diverse team of technologists have developed a high performance RISC-V CPU from scratch, and share a passion for AI and a deep desire to build the best AI platform possible. We value collaboration, curiosity, and a commitment to solving hard problems. We are growing our team and looking for contributors of all seniorities. Tenstorrent is seeking a SoC Design Verification Engineer to lead pre-silicon verification of the Beowulf SoC, with focus on the Compute Subsystem (CSS), DDR memory subsystem, and Fabric NoC. This role will drive coverage, coherency, memory traffic, connectivity, error handling, and bring-up features critical to silicon success. This role is hybrid, based out of Boston, MA; Toronto, ON; or Santa Clara, CA. We welcome candidates at various experience levels for this role. During the interview process, candidates will be assessed for the appropriate level, and offers will align with that level, which may differ from the one in this posting. Who You Are Deeply curious about SoC architecture, compute systems, DDR behavior, and Fabric NoC/interconnect verification. Expert in UVM, SystemVerilog, coverage-driven verification, assertions, and subsystem-level debug. Experienced in verifying compute subsystems, DDR controllers and PHY-facing logic, NoC/interconnect protocols, coherency, ordering, and data movement. Comfortable with reset, power management, error handling, performance, and high-concurrency system scenarios. Proactive, detail-oriented, and effective in cross-functional technical discussions. Familiar with Python, C/C++, Tcl, CocoTB, or similar verification automation tools. What We Need Develop and own scalable verification environmen
Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all . Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever. As a SoC Design Engineer, you will be part of the Heterogeneous Integration Group (HIG), contributing to the design, development, and integration of next‑generation HBM SoC logic die. You will work closely with architecture, verification, physical design, firmware, and product teams to implement robust, high‑performance SoC solutions that meet ambitious power, performance, area, and schedule targets. You will also work to enable and integrate AI-driven tools and AI-enabled workflows into the team's methodologies. Key Responsibilities Design and implement RTL for SoC‑level blocks and subsystems used in HBM logic die. Integrate internal and third‑party IP (e.g., controllers, microcontrollers, NOC, RAS, MBIST, interfaces, adapters, buffers, PHY‑adjacent logic). Collaborate with SoC architects to translate architectural and micro‑architectural specifications into high‑quality RTL implementations. Participate in SoC‑level integration activities, including clocking, reset, power intent, and configuration infrastructure. Assist with pre‑silicon validation and post‑silicon bring‑up, including root‑cause analysis of silicon issues. Contribute to design documentation, block specifications, and design reviews. Collaborate multi-functionally with Product Engineering, Test, Probe, Process Integration, and Manufacturing to ensure robust and manufacturable builds. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engin
About the Team OpenAI’s Hardware organization develops AI-native silicon and system-level solutions for the unique demands of advanced AI workloads. Building on efforts like Jalapeño, the team is developing future generations of AI-native silicon and tightly integrated systems to power the next generation of frontier models. By co-designing chips, systems, tools, and methodologies, the team helps deliver faster, more efficient, and production-ready hardware for OpenAI’s supercomputing platform. About the Role We are seeking an experienced SoC Architect to lead the definition and development of next-generation custom AI silicon for edge deployments. This role will be responsible for shaping the architecture of highly efficient, high-performance SoCs optimized for machine learning inference and on-device intelligence. You will work cross-functionally with internal engineering teams and external ecosystem partners to translate product requirements into scalable silicon solutions, driving execution from concept through delivery. In this role you will: Define the architecture and technical roadmap for custom SoCs targeted for edge applications. Drive system-level tradeoff analysis across compute, memory, interconnect, power, thermal, and cost constraints. Architect energy-efficient ML compute subsystems optimized for inference workloads and real-world deployment environments. Collaborate with internal hardware, software, systems, and product teams to align architecture with platform needs. Partner with external silicon vendors, IP providers, and manufacturing partners to execute development plans. Lead hardware/software co-design efforts to maximize performance per watt and end-to-end system efficiency. Guide implementation teams through microarchitecture, RTL development, validation, and bring-up phases. Operate effectively in agile development environments and help teams deliver against aggressive schedules and milestones. You might thrive in this role if: Proven exper
$100K – $500K/yr
Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. With AI redefining the computing paradigm, solutions must evolve to unify innovations in software models, compilers, platforms, networking, and semiconductors. Our diverse team of technologists have developed a high performance RISC-V CPU from scratch, and share a passion for AI and a deep desire to build the best AI platform possible. We value collaboration, curiosity, and a commitment to solving hard problems. We are growing our team and looking for contributors of all seniorities. Tenstorrent is seeking an exceptional Senior-level Physical Design Engineer to drive top-level implementation of our complex AI and CPU System-on-Chip designs. You'll orchestrate cross-disciplinary collaboration, implementing sophisticated floorplans, power grids, and clock networks while ensuring design closure at the chip level. If you excel at managing the complexity of full-chip physical design and want to deliver next-generation AI hardware, we need your expertise. This role is hybrid , based out of Santa Clara, CA or Austin, TX or Fort Collins, CO. We welcome candidates at various experience levels for this role. During the interview process, candidates will be assessed for the appropriate level, and offers will align with that level, which may differ from the one in this posting. Who You Are A seasoned physical design engineer who thrives on complex, full-chip implementation challenges. Expert at collaborating across disciplines, working effectively with architecture, RTL, and packaging teams. Passionate about optimizing chip-level implementations for power, performance, and area. Detail-oriented professional who drives design closure while maintaining quality and meeting aggressive schedules. What We Need 8+ years of top-level SOC physical design experience on complex, multi-million gate designs. Deep expertise in hierarchic
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