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As a Principal CPU Power Modeling Engineer within the CPU Engineering group, you will define and drive the strategy, methodology, and execution of CPU power modeling across Mobile, Compute, and XR/VR product segments. You will lead the development of benchmark-driven and workload-based power modeling frameworks while collaborating with software and product teams to model real-world use cases. Your daily work involves analyzing power across various scenarios, generating power-performance trade-off curves, and leading pre-to-post-silicon power correlation efforts to influence architecture and design decisions. To succeed in this role, you must possess deep expertise in CPU microarchitecture, performance-power trade-offs, and workload characterization. You will utilize Python, TCL, or Perl to build modeling infrastructure. This position addresses critical technical challenges in optimizing power for diverse hardware platforms through advanced modeling and cross-functional collaboration with architecture and performance teams.
CPU Architecture
Micro-architecture
C
C++
Python
Perl
RTL
SIMD
Compiler Technology
OS Internals
Performance Modeling
Simulation
Hardware Engineering
Systems Engineering