Senior System Software Engineer
Core
Drive power, performance, and Perf/Watt measurements on SoC and system platforms, specifically optimizing battery life for Windows on ARM devices.
Role type
Senior System Software Engineer (Power & Performance)
Builds
Automated power measurement infrastructure, telemetry parsers, ETL pipelines, and detailed product health reports.
Domain
Consumer electronics / Embedded systems / Power management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Power management concepts (DVFS, C-states, P-states, Modern Standby), SoC architecture, scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash), data analysis (latency, throughput), hardware-software collaboration
Preferred skills
Multimedia/display hardware offload optimization, scalable lab infrastructure, AI/ML for anomaly detection, thermal chamber usage, battery modeling
Technologies
WPA, HWInfo, ETL, Xperf, PowerCfg, Python, PowerShell, Bash, NI, Yokogawa, Agilent/Keysight
Responsibilities
Characterize system behavior across idle, active, and low-power states; analyze power telemetry and firmware traces; design and scale automated measurement infrastructure; collaborate with hardware/BIOS/OS teams to tune power features; develop visualization tools for product health trends.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC