Senior Director Power Architecture, Datacenter AI

Nutanix; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 376,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. seeks a Data Center AI Pre and Post Silicon Power Lead to define and validate power targets from IP to rack. You will develop validation plans, optimization strategies, and ensure silicon/system meets top-tier power efficiency, influencing next‑gen AI accelerators with silicon analysis feedback.

Collaborate with design, architecture, emulation, firmware, and software teams to drive power validation, benchmarking, and tuning across datacenter AI workloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering required with 10+ years of ASIC related work experience.
• Master's degree with 9+ years or PhD with 8+ years in ASIC design/verification/validation.
• Strong programming and scripting skills in C/C++ and Python.

Responsibilities

• Characterize Data Center workloads to feed pre-Si modeling.
• Define end-to-end power analysis plans for complex Datacenter AI systems.
• Debug pre-silicon, bring-up, validation, and SOC production issues.
• Define optimization strategy to deliver world-class datacenter AI efficiency.
• Lead cross-team test approaches and track execution for performance and power.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Datacenter workloads

Power analysis

SoC architecture

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering

Master's degree in Science/Engineering

PhD in Science/Engineering

Tools

Power analysis tools

Platform benchmarking

Job description

Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS EngineeringGeneral Summary:As a Data Center AI Pre and Post Silicon Power Lead, you will work to define and validate the power consumption targets of product under planning from IP, SoC, card to rack scale. You will help set up methodologies, develop validation and benchmarking plans, recommend tuning optimizations, and ensure that the silicon/system under development meets the highest power efficiency. You will also participate in architecture and product definition feedback for the next generation of AI accelerators by closing the loop with real silicon analysis.Minimum Qualifications:• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 10+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.ORMaster's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 9+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.ORPhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.Roles and ResponsibilitiesCharacterize Data Center workloads on system to provide inputs into pre-Si modeling and projectionDefine end-to-end power analysis plans for complex Datacenter AI systemsDebug issues found during pre-silicon, bring-up, validation, and production phases of SOC programsDefine an optimization strategy that delivers world class datacenter AI efficiencyLead collaborative test approach with multiple teams, and tracking test execution to make sure all features are performant and power optimized on timeWork closely with supporting teams in design, architecture, emulation, firmware, design verification and software to ensure readiness for first silicon arrival, evaluation of AI and system performance upon silicon arrival, and evaluation of critical AI workloadsDevelop deep knowledge of AI infrastructure architecture, SoC system architecture, system benchmarking techniques, and power reduction and optimization methodsDrive technical innovation to enhance capabilities in system power validation including tools and script development, technical and procedural methodology enhancement, and various internal and cross-functional technical initiativesPreferred QualificationsBachelor or Masters Degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering12 to 15+ years of practical experience in pre and post silicon performance and power analysis of SoCsStrong programming/scripting skills (C/C++, Python scripts)Strong familiarity with Data Center workloads, including compute, memory, and IO bound workloadsStrong analytical skills for test plan creation and debugStrong communication and collaboration skillsMust excel in a dynamic team working environmentMust be a self-starter and be able to independently drive tasks to completionProven understanding of AI SoC, memory hierarchy, system interconnects.Experience with platform benchmarking and knowledge of performance/power workloadsExperience with power analysis methods and comprehensive understanding of power consumptionPower management methodologies and deep understanding of tuning and optimizationComputer hardware and architecture (experience with datacenter servers a plus)Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. 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