Power and Performance Validation Engineer
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Graphcore is a SoftBank-owned AI-compute company developing AI processors, systems, and software for machine-learning workloads.
Bristol, United Kingdom
Funding history
About Graphcore
Graphcore develops Intelligence Processing Units (IPUs) and the Poplar SDK for building and running machine-learning applications. It continues operating under the Graphcore name as a wholly owned SoftBank Group subsidiary.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will define and execute power, thermal, and performance validation for AI silicon and systems. You will develop validation plans and Python automation, run benchmarks and characterization, analyze performance data, debug technical issues, and communicate findings and recommendations.
Requirements
- Experience in power and performance validation, silicon characterization, or system performance engineering
- Understanding of SoC architecture
- Linux systems knowledge
- Low-level performance analysis
- Python programming
- Benchmarking and profiling tool experience
- Experience debugging hardware and software interactions
- Validation methodology and test strategy experience
- Data analysis
Responsibilities
- Define validation strategies for power, thermal, and performance characterization
- Plan and execute validation activities
- Develop validation plans for functional, stress, workload, and corner-case scenarios
- Perform post-silicon bring-up and characterization
- Validate CPU, memory, interconnect, and high-speed I/O subsystems
- Develop Python automation, regression infrastructure, and reporting tools
- Design and execute benchmark workloads and performance experiments
- Debug hardware and software issues
- Define validation metrics and pass/fail criteria
- Analyze power, thermal, and performance data
- Communicate findings, risks, and recommendations
Benefits
- Flexible working
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Accounts
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Commuter benefits
- Wellness services
- Employee Assistance Programme