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Sr. SoC Power Engineer, Annapurna Labs - Cloud Scale Machine Learning

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Compensation
$213–288K/yr
Location
San Diego, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Amazon’s Machine Learning Acceleration team develops Inferentia and Trainium SoCs for datacenter AI workloads. The Sr. SoC Power Engineer models and estimates power from early RTL through final netlist, works with architecture, design, verification, software, and physical design teams, and helps reduce accelerator power consumption. The role also includes lab measurements and correlating results with simulations.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Power AnalysisCircuit-Level Chip PowerPower Reduction FeedbackScripting LanguagesPhysical DesignEM/IRPower IntegrityThermal AnalysisLab Power AnalysisMakeRTL DesignSystemVerilogEMIR AnalysisZebu Emulator

Qualifications

BS+6, MS+5 or PhD+3 YrsBachelor's in Related FieldMaster's Degree

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Description

Our Machine Learning Acceleration (MLA) team develops the Inferentia and Trainium SoCs that are used to power today’s AI workloads in datacenters all around the world. As a Sr. SoC Power Engineer, you’ll contribute to the project at the ground level by modeling and estimating power at every stage of the design from early RTL to final netlist and by driving ways to reduce power consumption of our machine learning accelerators.

We’re searching for an experienced SoC Power engineer with a background in Power analysis with a proven track record of handling challenges at scale. In this role, you’ll be working directly with architects, designers, verification engineers, software teams, and Physical Design experts - defining best practices to reduce power and model power consumption with high accuracy.

Key job responsibilities

  • Responsible for full chip power analysis & modelling at various stages of design (RTL to gate level netlist)

  • Develop and maintain dashboards for power rollups

  • Work with designers, architects, Verification engineers and Physical Design engineers to develop vectors for IR analysis, Thermal analysis and power estimation

  • Give feedback to designers and architects on how to reduce power

  • Make power measurements in the lab and correlate back to simulations.

  • Work with Emulation engineers to model chip-level power consumption

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related fields

  • BS + 6yrs or MS + 5yrs or PhD + 3yr in EE/CS

  • Expert on power analysis tools like PrimePower, PowerArtist or similar

  • Deep, circuit-level understanding of chip power

  • Ability to give feedback to RTL designers and Physical Designers on how to reduce power

  • Highly proficient with scripting language (Tcl, Perl, Python or similar)

  • Good understanding of Physical Design, EM/IR, Power Integrity, and Thermal at the die, package, board, and server level

  • Some experience with lab equipment and capable of doing lab power analysis

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering

  • Familiarity with Make or similar for automation of power rollups

  • Experience with RTL design (System verilog)

  • Familiarity with EMIR analysis tools (Redhawk / Voltus)

  • Experience with Zebu Emulator platform

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, CA, Cupertino - 213,000.00 - 287,500.00 USD annually

How this job compares

Set against the 3,130 open Hardware Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$213–288K/yr
  • California median$146–215K/yr981 salary ranges
  • US median$135–205K/yr2,342 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $250K, is 39% above the California median midpoint ($180K) — in the top quarter of Hardware Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,279 open Hardware Engineer jobs in California and 3,130 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Hardware Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,611 postings).
Education
1,748 of the 3,130 open Hardware Engineer jobs (56%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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