Workstation Performance Engineer

General Information

Req #

WD00062278

Career area:

Hardware Engineering

Country/Region:

United States of America

State:

North Carolina

City:

Morrisville

Date:

Friday, July 26, 2024

Working time:

Full-time

Additional Locations :

• United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville

Why Work at Lenovo

We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.

Lenovo is a US$57 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #248 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).

This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com , and read about the latest news via our StoryHub (https://news.lenovo.com/) .

Description and Requirements

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)

• Good understanding of computer architecture

• Good understanding of Windows and/or Linux operating systems, BIOS, device drivers

Preferred Qualifications

• Some 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 busines

This position will be based in our North America Headquarters in Raleigh, NC. Our office has transitioned to a hybrid work environment supporting 3 days onsite and 2 days remote. To be considered, candidates need to be local to Raleigh or willing to relocate on their own.

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Additional Locations :

• United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville

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