Principal Engineer, Power Electronics

Graphcore; Milpitas (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Flexible interview process

Job summary

Graphcore seeks a Principal Engineer, Power Engineering to define architecture from grid to chip, collaborating with hardware, firmware, and datacenter teams. The role supports a hybrid model with onsite requirements and is based in Austin or San Jose, with a Milpitas location noted for onsite expectations.

The person will lead power delivery architecture, establish roadmaps, and drive innovations for efficiency and reliability across datacenter systems and AI hardware.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering with power specialization.
• Experience in power system delivery architecture and development.
• Rack-level hardware design experience including servers and power distribution.
• Proficiency in power hardware and firmware development.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and teamwork in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in power delivery architecture from grid to chip.
• Establish a power roadmap and integrate vendor innovations into the system.
• Design rack-level power shelves with resilient hardware/firmware.
• Set datacenter power policies and monitor power quality fault telemetry.
• Ensure IT power compatibility with grid requirements and good grid citizenship.
• Guide manufacturers and engineering teams on testing and validation.
• Develop and test hardware prototypes for new power concepts.
• Resolve advanced power hardware/firmware issues and ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Power engineering

Power system design

Rack-level hardware

Firmware development

Problem solving

Communication & teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Location: Milpitas, CA - Please note this a hybrid role with a minimum of 3 days onsite.

About Us

Graphcoreis 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,Graphcoreis 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, which will playa central roleinGraphcore'swork building the future of AI computing.

Job Overview:

Graphcoreis seeking a Principal Engineer, Power Engineering to aid in defining the architecture of the power delivery components from grid to chip. You will work closely with multiple cross-functional teams, including hardware engineers, firmware developers, and datacenteroperations, to ensure the infrastructure we build meets customer requirements as well asattainingstandards of performance, reliability, and scalability.

This role will be based in Austin or San Jose.

Responsibilities:

• Provide thought leadership, planning, and design for power delivery from datacenterpower drop through delivery to systems & chips
• Establish power roadmap. Work with vendors to ensure their planned future technologies are pulled into our system engineering roadmap AND ensure that our (system engineering)requiredtechnological innovation is being driven into their (power vendor) roadmap. Work to improve reliability and efficiency of power engineeringcomponentover time.
• Rack-level power components. Competency with specification of hardware and firmware for rack-level power shelves. Competency with design for resiliency.
• Set power policies in the datacenterfor: power buffer/oversubscription, scheduling of jobs based on power, and monitoring (power quality faults) / accommodation faults. Resolve telemetry and data needed to support power policy algorithms.
• Ensure robustness of IT power in the presence of grid disturbances and make sure that IT power loads are compatible with grid power requirements (“good grid power citizen”)
• Board and system-level power regulation components. Understand and able to apply current VRM, TLDR, and POL technologies. Help to developnew technologiesto increase efficiency. Understand manufacturing capabilities and limitations ofnew technology. Drive
• Provide guidance to the power equipment manufacturers, ODM and engineering teams on the required testing and validation procedures for power hardware and firmware components.
• Develop and test hardware prototypes as needed to support the exploration and validation of new concepts in power delivery.
• Tackle and resolve sophisticated power hardware and firmware issues as needed.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.

Required Skills and Experience :

• Bachelor’s orMaster’sor PhD degree in Electrical Engineering with a specialized knowledge of Power Engineering.
• demonstrated ability in power system and delivery architecture, design, and development.
• Experience with rack-level hardware design, including servers, storage, networking, and power distribution.
• Proficiencyin power hardware and firmware development and debugging.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communicationand teamwork skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multifaceted environment.

"Nice to Have" Skills and Experience:

• Familiarity withnew technologiesin AI and datacenterinfrastructure.
• Comfortable meeting with and engaging directly with customers (internal and external) during requirements gathering and solution development

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary,Graphcoreoffers a competitive benefits package. We welcome people ofdifferent backgroundsand experiences;we’recommitted to building an inclusive work environment that makesGraphcorea great homefor everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if yourequireany reasonable adjustments.

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