Principal Power Architect

Rancho Cordova, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 1 hour ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We are seeking a Principal Power Architect to own the end-to-end power and energy strategy across our Solid-State Drive (SSD) and System-on-Chip (SoC) platforms. This role will define the architectural vision policies and implementation strategies that ensure our products achieve industry-leading performance per watt thermal efficiency and predictable power behavior across client enterprise and hyperscale applications. As the companys Power Tsar you will act as the single point of accountability for SSD power architecture spanning SoC design firmware NAND management and platform integration. You will partner closely with hardware firmware NAND and system teams to innovate new methods of managing power without compromising responsiveness quality of service or reliability.

Key Responsibilities

Define the end-to-end power architecture for next-generation SSD SoCs including policies for active idle and deep-sleep states.
Architect dynamic power management (DPM) strategies across firmware SoC and NAND subsystems.
Lead power-performance tradeoff analysis and establish architectural targets for performance-per-watt across workloads and use cases.
Work with SoC teams to define clock voltage and domain partitioning schemes including fine-grained power gating and dynamic frequency scaling (DVFS).
Collaborate with firmware architects to co-design firmware power governors workload-aware throttling and adaptive power modes.
Analyze and model real-world power telemetry creating predictive power models that drive SoC and firmware design.
Develop power measurement and validation methodologies correlating simulation emulation and silicon data.
Partner with NAND engineering to characterize and optimize flash operation power profiles especially in mixed workload and sustained write scenarios.
Drive thermal design constraints and performance guardbands in collaboration with mechanical and packaging teams.
Benchmark competitive solutions and ensure the company maintains leadership in energy efficiency and thermal scalability.

Qualifications :

Required:

M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
10 years of experience in SoC or storage system architecture with a strong focus on power and performance optimization.
Deep understanding of low-power SoC microarchitecture including DVFS clock gating retention domains and power islands.
Proven experience in SSD firmware power management or equivalent embedded systems with power-aware control loops.
Expertise in power modeling and measurement both pre-silicon and post-silicon.
Familiarity with thermal management voltage regulation and workload profiling.
Strong ability to navigate hardware/firmware co-optimization challenges.

Preferred:

Experience with PCIe/NVMe CXL or chiplet-based power domains.
Background in machine learningbased power prediction or adaptive workload management.
Experience with power modeling tools and simulation frameworks (e.g. PowerArtist PrimePower SystemC).
Proven leadership in cross-functional technical programs.

Personal Attributes

System-level thinker with exceptional analytical and modeling skills.
Balances innovation with practicality able to define architectures that scale in production.
Effective communicator and collaborator across hardware firmware and system validation teams.
Passionate about pushing the boundaries of energy efficiency in storage technology.

Additional Information :

The compensation range for this role is $171710 - $301400. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills experience qualifications and geographic location.

This position can report out of: Rancho Cordova California Longmont Colorado Vancouver BC CAN.

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Employment Type :

Full-time

Key Responsibilities

Define the end-to-end power architecture for next-generation SSD SoCs including policies for active idle and deep-sleep states.
Architect dynamic power management (DPM) strategies across firmware SoC and NAND subsystems.
Lead power-performance tradeoff analysis and establish architectural targets for performance-per-watt across workloads and use cases.
Work with SoC teams to define clock voltage and domain partitioning schemes including fine-grained power gating and dynamic frequency scaling (DVFS).
Collaborate with firmware architects to co-design firmware power governors workload-aware throttling and adaptive power modes.
Analyze and model real-world power telemetry creating predictive power models that drive SoC and firmware design.
Develop power measurement and validation methodologies correlating simulation emulation and silicon data.
Partner with NAND engineering to characterize and optimize flash operation power profiles especially in mixed workload and sustained write scenarios.
Drive thermal design constraints and performance guardbands in collaboration with mechanical and packaging teams.
Benchmark competitive solutions and ensure the company maintains leadership in energy efficiency and thermal scalability.

Qualifications :

Required:

M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
10 years of experience in SoC or storage system architecture with a strong focus on power and performance optimization.
Deep understanding of low-power SoC microarchitecture including DVFS clock gating retention domains and power islands.
Proven experience in SSD firmware power management or equivalent embedded systems with power-aware control loops.
Expertise in power modeling and measurement both pre-silicon and post-silicon.
Familiarity with thermal management voltage regulation and workload profiling.
Strong ability to navigate hardware/firmware co-optimization challenges.

Preferred:

Experience with PCIe/NVMe CXL or chiplet-based power domains.
Background in machine learningbased power prediction or adaptive workload management.
Experience with power modeling tools and simulation frameworks (e.g. PowerArtist PrimePower SystemC).
Proven leadership in cross-functional technical programs.

Personal Attributes

System-level thinker with exceptional analytical and modeling skills.
Balances innovation with practicality able to define architectures that scale in production.
Effective communicator and collaborator across hardware firmware and system validation teams.
Passionate about pushing the boundaries of energy efficiency in storage technology.

Additional Information :

This position can report out of: Rancho Cordova California Longmont Colorado Vancouver BC CAN.

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Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time

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