Description
As a Senior Power & Performance Validation Engineer at Graphcore, you will drive validation strategy and execution for advanced AI compute silicon and systems.
The Power and Performance Validation team validates the performance, efficiency, and thermal behaviour of Graphcore silicon and systems across the full product lifecycle.
Key responsibilities:
- Define and lead validation strategies for power, thermal, and performance characterization of AI compute silicon and platforms
- 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
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug and resolve complex technical issues
The ideal candidate will have:
- 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