Principal Engineer, Power Electronics

Graphcore; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Graphcore, a leader in AI computing systems, seeks a Principal Engineer, Power Engineering to shape power delivery architecture from grid to chip. Based in Austin or San Jose, you may work onsite or remotely within the US.

You will lead cross-functional teams across hardware, firmware, and datacenters to deliver reliable, scalable power solutions and drive continuous improvement in efficiency and resilience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering with a Power Engineering focus.
• Experience in power system and delivery architecture, design, development.
• Rack-level hardware design experience for servers/storage/networking.
• Proficiency in power hardware and firmware development and debugging.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical and communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, multifaceted environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for power delivery from grid to system across teams.
• Define power roadmap and align with vendor technology roadmaps.
• Design rack-level power shelves with hardware/firmware specs.
• Set datacenter power policies and monitor telemetry for policy algorithms.
• Ensure IT power robustness against grid disturbances.
• Develop and test prototypes for new power concepts.
• Guide testing and validation with vendors and ODMs.
• Resolve complex power hardware/firmware issues.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards.

Skills

Power engineering

Power system design

Rack-level hardware

Firmware debugging

Problem solving

Communication skills

Teamwork

Fast-paced environment

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

VRM

TLDR

POL technology

Power hardware development tools

Job description

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 and could potentially be performed onsite or remotely within the US.

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 andExperience :

• 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.