Workstation Solutions Performance Engineer

Lenovo - Morrisville, NC

Full-time - Entry Level

Hybrid - Morrisville, NC

10,001+ employees

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

As a Workstation Performance Engineer at Lenovo, you will play a crucial role in the performance analysis of our ThinkStation and ThinkPad P-series workstation products. Your primary responsibility will be to analyze various performance metrics including CPU, memory, GPU, storage (including RAID), and battery life for mobile products. You will identify any performance-related issues and collaborate with development teams to resolve these challenges. For new products entering production, you will be tasked with testing, verifying, and documenting performance metrics in comparison to previous generation products, as well as analyzing performance differences among various configurations (such as CPU and GPU SKU differences). In this role, you will analyze and review benchmark results, gaining a deep understanding of their implications. You will also identify when results may be incorrect or indicative of performance issues related to hardware, thermal, power, or software/driver/firmware problems. Working closely with senior team members, you will help to resolve or clarify these issues. You will execute performance test plans, which will involve building systems, swapping hardware components (CPUs, GPUs, memory, and storage devices), and installing operating systems, drivers, BIOS, and firmware updates. Additionally, you will load and run various benchmarks to assess the performance of the CPU, memory, GPU, storage, and battery. Your role will also involve compiling and presenting data to both the performance team and sales teams, as well as directly to customers. You will conduct performance analysis against competitive products to understand our market position and help develop and maintain departmental tools for documenting and searching benchmark results.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and review benchmark results to understand performance implications and identify issues.
• Execute performance test plans, including building systems and swapping hardware components as needed.
• Install operating systems, drivers, BIOS, and firmware updates for testing purposes.
• Load and run various benchmarks to test performance metrics of CPU, memory, GPU, storage, and battery life.
• Compile and present performance data to the performance team, sales teams, and customers.
• Conduct performance analysis against competitive products to assess market position.
• Develop and maintain departmental tools for documenting and searching benchmark results.

Requirements

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a similar field.
• Basic understanding of computer architecture.
• Basic understanding of Windows and/or Linux operating systems, BIOS, and device drivers.
• 1+ year work experience in engineering.

Nice-to-haves

• Some background in coding, such as Python or JavaScript.
• Knowledge in the area of artificial intelligence is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• 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 adapt to business needs.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance
• 401k retirement savings plan
• Paid time off and holidays
• Flexible work schedule with hybrid options
• Professional development opportunities