Power and Performance Lab Engineer

Intel Intel · Semiconductors · San Jose, CA, Costa Rica

This role focuses on measuring, testing, and analyzing key performance and power indicators for hardware architecture enhancements and optimizations. It involves performing power measurements, analyzing new proof of concepts, and adapting configurations for testing. The engineer will write test scripts, analyze data, and comprehend the implications of power and performance on various client product architectures (CPU, GPU, NPU, IO). While AI is mentioned as something to adapt into daily tasks, the core function is hardware performance and power analysis.

What you'd actually do

  1. PnP Lab Engineer is responsible for measuring, testing and analyzing key performance and power indicators for architecture enhancements and optimizations.
  2. Perform power measurements and analysis across several subsystems and domains using power measurement tools and logic analyzers.
  3. Perform measurements and analysis on new proof of concepts, technology readiness for system level optimizations for performance and responsiveness using performance monitoring tools.
  4. Ability to change configurations for testing and measurement with SOC, platform components, display panel, install different device drivers and firmware, and executing benchmark workloads.
  5. Comprehend technical decomposition of Power, Performance and responsiveness indicators and its implications on different Client products architectures: CPU, GPU, NPU, IO among others.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Electronic, Electrical or Computing Systems Engineering or related field.
  • 3+ years lab experience (or validation / debug field work).
  • Python, batch programing knowledge.
  • Proficiency in electrical fundamentals, and hardware architecture.
  • Technical understanding of CPU, GPU, NPU, and IO architecture implications on product designs.
  • Intermediate to advanced English communication skills (written and oral).
  • Must have unrestricted - permanent right to work in Costa Rica.

Nice to have

  • C++
  • Proficiency power analysis.
  • Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality hardware solutions.
  • PC architecture knowledge main computer components and connection knowledge.
  • Demonstrated ability to test and analyze power and performance metrics.
  • Expertise in platform architecture for validation and debug.
  • Workload execution, benchmark, competitive analysis knowledge
  • Effective communication and teamwork abilities to align stakeholders on design and validation objectives.
  • Data analysis and statistical knowledge
  • A passion for driving innovation and advancing technology in client product architectures.
  • Data extraction skills
  • client package knowledge
  • SW scripting skills