CareerPlan

Senior Power and Performance Engineer

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$168k–$265k2026-08-10 → 2026-11-13
Hybrid

Core

Architect and integrate system-level performance and power management features, controllers, and policies to optimize product efficiency across datacenter and client products.

Role type

Senior IC power and performance engineer (silicon co-design)

Builds

Datacenter and client silicon products with optimized power and performance

Domain

Semiconductor / Silicon Design / Power Management

Required skills

Silicon power architecture, System-level design, Validation, Power/performance optimization, Digital design, Low power design, DVFS, Control systems, Power management, Timing, Architecture, Firmware/driver structures, HW/SW interaction, C/C++, Python, Perl

Preferred skills

Clocking, Boot/reset flows, System architecture, Lab experience (oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers), Silicon bringup exposure, Cross-functional leadership, AI-assisted engineering fluency

Technologies

C, C++, Python, Perl, Oscilloscopes, Multimeters, Logic analyzers

Responsibilities

Architect and integrate system-level performance and power management features, Build feature roadmaps to address low-power and performance-per-watt needs, Partner with architecture, ASIC, board/platform, software/firmware, and marketing teams, Track industry trends and translate them into forward-looking roadmaps, Lead debug efforts and support bringup, validation, manufacturing, and customer escalations

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC