Staff Power Engineer - Milpitas, California, United States
Originally posted 19 August 2026 by the employer — open 29 days.
This role focuses on the grid-to-chip power chain for Artificial Intelligence computing systems.
About the role
This Staff Power Electronics Engineer role involves the design, test, and development of power delivery components from grid to chip for Graphcore's Artificial Intelligence computing systems.
What you'll do
- Contribute to the design and specification of components and systems in the grid-to-chip power chain.
- Build out the test environment and perform engineering test and validation of the grid-to-chip chain.
- Design test hardware, including test fixtures, loads, and other devices, for AI power system validation.
- Design and prototype custom power conversion hardware components.
- Support the transition of system designs from test and validation into manufacturing and production environments.
- Resolve sophisticated power hardware and firmware issues.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering with knowledge of Power Electronics.
- Demonstrated ability in power system and delivery architecture, design, and development.
- Experience testing high voltage and high power systems.
- Proficiency in power hardware and firmware development and debugging.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with new technologies in AI and data center infrastructure.
Skills: grid-to-chip power chain, power conversion hardware, high voltage, high power systems, AI power system validation
This role has been open 29 days — well below the 57-day median for Power Electronics roles.
Power Electronics · Power Conversion
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Open roles in category
53
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Median days open
57 d
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Median salary
$185k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Graphcore | All employers we track in this specialty (53 roles · 23 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 53 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 7 | 1340 · 104 employers |
| Median days open | 44 d | 57 d (−13 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: grid-to-chip power chain, power conversion hardware, high voltage, high power systems, AI power system validation
Who's hiring in this category
- Infineon Technologies · 7 open roles · median 30 d
- Renesas Electronics · 6 open roles · median 48 d
- Power Integrations · 4 open roles · median 47 d
- Analog Devices · 3 open roles · median 56 d
- Navitas Semiconductor · 3 open roles · median 22 d
- onsemi · 3 open roles · median 122 d
How we counted: 53 open Power Electronics (Power Conversion) roles from 23 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family row. Figures refresh nightly.