-Post silicon validation lead for multiple domain teams, working on Intel’s discrete GPUs. Program lead for A580, Gunnir A770 and upcoming programs. -Issue triage and debug for any bugs found, using a combination of internal software and hardware tools. Investigated deltas on firmware/driver/OS stacks. Power and Performance -Characterized power parameters for at power and idle states, across silicon corners using a combination of software and hardware tools (including custom PCIe risers, DAQs, etc)-Provided feedback to tune power knobs with PNP design team to ensure optimal performance attainment for every SKU and product met CEC low power requirements -Implemented automation in Python with software developers to completely automate workload PNP measurements, saving hours of manual effort Thermal Mechanical/Product Features-Tested thermal protection features such as SOC/Memory/VR throttling and shutdown; worked with firmware teams to debug bugs found -Validated fan features during primary and secondary fan control as well as idle conditions-Stress tested functionality of product specific features such as debug hooks, LEDs, SPI flash, I2C3D Graphics -Manual and automated workloads in various stressful scenarios including thermal and voltage margining, long duration testing, monitor settings, pre/post ACPI, etc

-Led planning, verification, and debug for IOMMU IP (Input Output Memory Management Unit) as well as other northbridge IO hardware blocks.-Drove the coordination between hardware designers/architects, diagnostics engineers, and system validation engineers to ensure complete coverage of new and legacy hardware features.-Coordinated internal engineering development across multiple teams to align to customer schedule and escalate any gaps in resources to senior management.-Created unit level test plans and other documentation to transfer information to the engineering team/customer and streamline testing efficiency during bringup.-Full stack development of new automated test scripts in Ruby, used for preliminary validation and sanity check of crucial hardware features before chip boot.-Validated and verified hardware features during chip bringup; debugged, triaged, and root caused any potential hardware or software bugs to meet aggressive bringup schedules.-Provided thorough support and resolution for high priority customer issues throughout all phrases of the silicon development lifecycle. Nightly meetings with customers and internal teams in Asia.

-Carried out reliability testing for various Tesla Autopilot hardware, as well as board level failure analysis and validation-Designed test fixtures for boards, sensors, cameras, and other components to gather data on possible failures -Bringup and validation of HIL (Hardware In the Loop) testers-Designed circuit in Altium for interface board to reroute analog and digital signals from FPGA

-Participated in bringup and testing of NVIDIA Pascal chips through running experiments on multiple platforms-Used knowledge of graphics card architecture to characterize hardware across PVT corners