Workstation Performance Engineer

Workstation Performance Engineer

Description -

Workstation Performance Engineer

About Us: At HP Advanced Compute and Solutions (ACS), we are a globally dynamic business dedicated to serving professional compute users across all industry segments. We deliver best-in-class mission-critical client computing and related solutions, empowering our customers to excel in their most demanding applications. Our contributions span diverse domains, including Architecture and Engineering, Product Design, Finance Systems, Medical Equipment, Military & Defense, Emergency Services, and more.

Position: R&D Workstation Performance Engineer We are seeking a talented Performance Design Engineer with a minimum of 4 years of experience, specializing in computer system (PC or Server) performance design optimization and leadership. The candidate must have detailed knowledge of current PC / Server x86 hardware architectures and have sufficient software/firmware skills to analyze and debug system performance issues. This is an execution focused, hands-on position, with responsibility for measuring and reporting system performance, collaborating with a cross-functional team including Architecture Planning, Technical Marketing, Platform Development and System Management. The ideal candidate is a driven individual in pursuit of excellence, who values communication, diverse viewpoints, and can be good leader in an influence-based team environment. As the demand for premium compute performance continues to rise, your expertise will help us bring cutting-edge technologies, architectures, and high-performance computing systems to market.

This position is based in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand the architectures of our Z workstation solutions from a performance and customer experience perspective. This includes currently shipping platforms, products in development, and tracking future product architectures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional R&D organization and technical architects to ensure HP solutions deliver leadership performance and meet customer performance experience objectives.
• Innovate to identify opportunities to maximize system performance, improve the customer experience and differentiate HP workstation offerings.
• Using standard and proprietary benchmarks (such as consortia, application based and ISV developed), as well as leading applications used by customers - measure, analyze, and report on the performance of workstations solutions in all stages of development.
• Measure, analyze, compare, and report on the performance of competitive workstation solutions.
• Provide technical support for performance issues reported by our customers by working through our support & quality organization and, if asked, directly with customers.
• Trouble shoot performance issues using both hardware and software skills. Develop regression tests to identify problems in advance.
• Create and execute performance test plans aligned with program objectives and release criteria.
• Learn how to install, configure, and run leading applications used by our customers to either reproduce problems, or, analyze workload mix to provide feedback for future technical planning.
• Define & track performance metrics for future data-driven decision making.
• Partner with marketing to provide performance data needed for product marketing launch, messaging, & claims.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or significant equivalent experience.
• Minimum 4 years of system Performance engineering experience working directly with leading edge x86 (PC / Server HW) architectures.
• In depth knowledge of at least one significant performance benchmark such as Cinebench, SPECcpu, SPECworkstation, Arnold Render, Geekbench, Autodesk, Passmark etc.
• Proven ability to work effectively and lead in a cross-functional environment.
• Proven ability to productively work with customers and partners.
• Experience managing complex technical issues and driving them to resolution.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A love of technology and an insatiable curiosity to know how things work.
• Not afraid to take "ownership" of problems (runs to problems).
• An optimistic "can-do until proven otherwise" attitude.
• The capacity to anticipate and plan mitigations for potential problems and risks.
• A desire to be excellent in everything - but the ability to prioritize and make trade-offs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English and local language.

Why Join Us?

This is your chance to thrive in a dynamic, team-oriented, and fast-paced environment, where you will be at the forefront of technology innovation. Your work will directly impact the performance and reliability of mission-critical computing systems used by our customers across multiple industry segments. Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with industry partners and technology leaders to influence strategies and drive innovation.

Make Your Mark:

If you are an experienced Performance Design Engineer with a passion for innovation, a knack for problem-solving, and a desire to shape the future of computing, we want to hear from you. Join us at HP ACS and be part of a team that transforms challenges into achievements and sets new standards for excellence in high performance workstation computing.

Apply Now and Elevate Your Career with HP Advanced Compute and Solutions