Senior Performance Verification Engineer

NVIDIA Gruppe; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 218,500; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Gruppe is seeking a Senior Performance Verification Engineer in Santa Clara, California. In this role, you will lead the performance verification strategy of sophisticated CPU designs, collaborate with architects and engineers, and analyze CPU benchmarks and workloads.

The ideal candidate will possess a BS or MS in EE, with over 3 years of relevant experience in CPU performance modeling. NVIDIA offers a dynamic work environment, competitive salary, and eligibility for equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in CPU performance modeling, performance correlation, performance analysis.
• Strong understanding of CPU micro architecture and designs.
• Ability to lead and provide detailed technical guidance to junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Define, plan, implement, and execute performance verification strategy.
• Draft detailed performance test plans and define or create scalable micro-scenarios.
• Build infrastructure and tooling for performance correlation debugging.

Skills

CPU performance modeling

Performance correlation

Scripting languages (Perl, Python, C++)

Workload analysis

Good communication

Education

BS or MS in EE, ECE or equivalent

Job description

Job Overview

We are now looking for a Senior Performance Verification Engineer! As a member of our CPU Performance verification Team, you will be responsible for performance correlation, analyzing workloads and benchmarks for performance bottlenecks, developing microbenchmarks, and creating the necessary verification infrastructure for performance analysis. This position offers you the opportunity to have real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company impacting product lines ranging from consumer graphics to self-driving cars and the growing field of artificial intelligence. We have crafted a team of outstanding people stretching around the globe, whose mission is to push the frontiers of what is possible today and define the platform for the future of computing.

What you’ll be doing:

• Technical leadership role to define, plan, implement, and execute performance verification strategy of sophisticated CPU designs
• Ability to delve into lowest level details of CPU unit design specification, implementation and its performance impact
• Interactions with architect and design engineers to define detailed scope of micro architectural features
• Draft detailed performance test plans and define or create scalable micro-scenarios to validate features
• Analysis and correlation of CPU benchmarks and workloads
• Build infrastructure and tooling needed for efficient performance correlation debugging
• Ability to lead and provide detailed technical guidance to junior engineers
• Agility to work on multiple tasks and projects

What we need to see:

• BS or MS in EE, ECE or equivalent experience. PhD is a plus
• 3+ years of experience in CPU performance modeling, performance correlation, performance analysis, or relevant experiences
• Strong understanding of CPU micro architecture and designs
• Experience with workload analysis and characterization
• Strong coding skills in scripting languages like Perl, Python, or C++
• Good communication skills and a desire to work as a team player are a must

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience leading performance validation of major blocks of CPU pipeline
• Background with ARM A64 or X86 architectures

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range for Level 3 is 136,000 USD – 218,500 USD, and for Level 4 is 168,000 USD – 264,500 USD. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is a proud equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.