Power and Performance Validation Engineer, Annapurna Labs
AmazonPower and Performance Validation Engineer, Annapurna Labs
AmazonLocation
Austin, TX
Type
Full-time
Posted
7/21/2026
Compensation
$143,700 - $194,400 per year
Job description
The Power Validation Engineer role at Annapurna Labs focuses on power validation for next-generation machine learning accelerators that support AWS's cloud infrastructure. The position involves working in a dynamic environment with a team of experts to address complex technical challenges. The engineer will be responsible for ensuring that AI/ML accelerators meet power targets and efficiency goals throughout the product development lifecycle. This includes collaboration with various teams and hands-on power measurement and validation tasks.
Requirements
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, or Ruby
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in power characterization, power delivery validation, or power architecture verification for high-performance digital systems
- Strong understanding of DVFS flows, power control schemes, peak power management, and di/dt handling techniques
- Proficiency with power measurement instrumentation such as DC power analyzers, current probes, high-bandwidth oscilloscopes, and VNA/TDR for PDN impedance characterization
- Experience applying data analysis and visualization techniques to interpret power measurement data and drive optimization decisions
- Experience with power integrity simulation tools like ANSYS RedHawk or Cadence Voltus
- Experience with Machine Learning Hardware/Software Architecture
- Experience with CI/CD
- Knowledge of voltage regulator design and tuning
- Experience validating power management firmware on custom ASIC/SoC platforms
Responsibilities
- Develop comprehensive power validation strategies and detailed test plans covering sequencing, DVFS, peak power, di/dt, and stress testing from silicon bring-up to product release
- Characterize peak power consumption and transient droop under real ML training workloads across PVT corners
- Conduct hands-on power measurements and debug in the lab using DC power analyzers, current probes, high-bandwidth oscilloscopes, and VNA/TDR
- Validate power management algorithms, DVFS transitions, thermal throttling, and power capping mechanisms on silicon
- Correlate silicon power measurements against pre-silicon power models and drive model-to-silicon feedback with architecture teams
- Build automated power regression frameworks, dashboards, and anomaly detection to track power across steppings at scale
- Collaborate across power architecture, design, firmware, and software teams to triage power anomalies and drive root cause analysis to closure
- Support production systems in AWS data centers and address power-related field issues as they arise
Benefits
- Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Amazon Com Services Llc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
3,290
FY2026
Approval rate
99.1%
FY2026
LCA certified
32,937
FY2026
Entry-level share
10.6%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
+9%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-44%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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