Thermal, Power, and Performance Validation Engineer
Mphasis · Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Mphasis is hiring a Thermal, Power, and Performance Validation Engineer to lead system-level testing for personal computing platforms, including laptops, desktops, and AI PCs, focusing on thermal characterization and performance optimization.
What you will do
- Characterize system behavior under idle, load, gaming, and AI workloads.
- Analyze component temperatures, power consumption, clock frequencies, and thermal throttling.
- Evaluate cooling components including heat pipes, vapor chambers, and fan curves.
- Develop and execute validation plans for CPU, GPU, NPU, memory, and storage.
- Run stress, endurance, stability, and regression tests.
- Identify and reproduce hardware, firmware, and driver defects.
- Validate BIOS/UEFI, firmware, and Windows updates.
- Produce comparative engineering reports and performance visualizations.
What you need
- Knowledge of PC architecture, power delivery, cooling subsystems, and Windows.
- Experience with thermal characterization and power management analysis.
- Proficiency in system-level testing, benchmark interpretation, and root-cause investigation.
- Experience with tools like HWiNFO, Cinebench, 3DMark, and Windows Performance Analyzer.
- Scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, or Windows command-line.
- Ability to visualize data using pandas and Matplotlib.
Good to have
- Experience with environmental chambers and laboratory instrumentation.
- Familiarity with AI PC architecture and NPU workloads.
- Knowledge of thermal simulation, CFD, or FEA.
Eligibility
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science.
- Five or more years of experience in PC system validation or thermal engineering.