Principal AI Performance Architect — AI-Driven Platform

Dell; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell's TPPA team in Austin, TX seeks a Principal AI Performance Architect to shape performance targets for a client PC platform. You will forecast trends, model bottlenecks, and guide architecture trade-offs with AI-driven analysis across hardware, firmware, OS, and software layers.

You will lead cross-functional reviews, engage silicon vendors, and own performance decision-making to ensure best-in-class energy, speed, and user experience. This role emphasizes collaboration and innovation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6+ years with a Master's; or 3+ years with a PhD.
• Strong expertise in x86 system architecture and in performance, power, thermal, and acoustic trade-offs.
• Ability to forecast performance trends and make data-based trade-off decisions for a platform family.
• Experience triaging performance bottlenecks across hardware, firmware, OS, and application layers.
• Experience working with silicon vendors, control frameworks, and operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Conceive and define performance concepts and targets for next-generation platforms within your LOB or platform family.
• Lead workload characterization and bottleneck modeling for preconcept platforms, using AI tools for benchmarking and analysis.
• Translate forecasts into architecture decisions and trade-offs across performance, power efficiency, thermals, acoustics, and battery life.
• Support partner and cross-functional reviews with engineering, product, and marketing teams on performance requirements.
• Support critical performance escalations within your area.

Skills

x86 architecture

Performance optimization

AI benchmarking tools

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional communication

Vendor coordination

OS/firmware experience

Education

BS in Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

ETW/WPA trace analysis

AI benchmarking tools

Performance modeling tools

Job description

Dell's TPPA team in Austin, TX seeks a Principal AI Performance Architect to shape performance targets for a client PC platform. You will forecast trends, model bottlenecks, and guide architecture trade-offs with AI-driven analysis across hardware, firmware, OS, and software layers.

You will lead cross-functional reviews, engage silicon vendors, and own performance decision-making to ensure best-in-class energy, speed, and user experience. This role emphasizes collaboration and innovation.