Lenovo

As a Workstation Performance Engineer, you are responsible for performance analysis on our ThinkStation and Thinkpad P-series workstation products. You will be responsible for analyzing CPU, memory, GPU, storage (including RAID), battery life (for mobile products) as well as identifying any performance related issues. You will work with development teams to resolve any performance related issues. For new products that are entering production, you will be responsible for testing, verifying, and documenting performance in comparison to prior generation products as well as performance differences within those products (such as CPU and GPU SKU differences).

Responsibilities:

• Analyze and review benchmark results with an eye towards an in-depth understanding of what the results mean, and when the results may be incorrect, or are indicating performance issues related to hardware, thermal, power, and/or software/driver/firmware issues
• Develop and execute performance test plans
• Build up systems and swap hardware (CPUs, GPUs, memory, and storage devices) as needed. Install OS’s, drivers, BIOS, and firmware updates
• Install and run various benchmarks and analyze and validate results
• Put together and present data in an understandable way that our sales team and customers can easily understand and interpret
• Run performance analysis against competitive products to identify and understand how we compare

Basic Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar field
• 8+ years relevant experience (areas of computer design, performance, or related)
• Experience in computer architecture
• Experience with Windows and/or Linux operating systems, BIOS, device drivers

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in coding is preferred, such as python, Java script, etc.
• Knowledge in the area of artificial intelligence is a plus.
• Background in simulation applications is also a plus (Comsol, Ansys, Fluent, Simulia, etc)
• Understanding different workstation software applications and workflows and how they use hardware resources is a plus
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Self-starter that can deal with ambiguity and set a direction
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Eagerness to learn new concepts and take on new challenges
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Customer first attitude required
• Willingness to be flexible and change depending on the needs of the business