SoC Performance Architect

The Datacenter Architecture, Power, Perf Pathfinding group is looking for SOC Performance Architect(s) to join their team.

This team works hand in hand with our design, validation, and architecture teams to deliver best-in-class performance, power and innovations across the XEON CPU portfolio.

The ideal candidate will have experience in computer architecture, performance analysis, power analysis and software engineering.

As a Performance Architect, you will help define and drive critical performance and performance/watt features for industry and customer leadership at both the architectural and micro-architectural levels.

You will work in a team environment that sets the architectural direction across the entire roadmap future datacenter CPUs.

Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• SOC performance and performance/watt modeling, studies, analysis
• Conducting forward looking research and development for next generation server processors
• Understanding usage models and developing key performance and performance/watt indicators
• Defining, planning, and scoping the performance modeling, studies, and analysis work with predictable well-communicated execution timelines
• Identifying, mapping architectural and micro-architectural features to their power and performance impacts
• Setting requirements for and working to continuously improve power and performance modeling infrastructure

Behavioral traits that we are looking for:

• Strong problem solving, debugging, multi-tasking, and brainstorming skills
• Ability to collaborate, be inclusive, and influence across a diverse cross-organizational team
• Strong self-initiative and persistence, ability to deal with a high degree of ambiguity and drive clarity in key areas
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal
• A demonstrated ability to distill complex ideas into well-articulated and easy-to-understand messages

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 8+ years of experience.

OR a masters degree with 6+ years of experience.

OR a PhD with 4+ years of experience:

Your experience should be in the following:

• CPU Architecture OR Microarchitecture OR SoC architecture
• Simulation-based performance modeling, and performance analysis
• Software engineering skills such as Linux, C++, GIT, GDB, and Python

Additional qualifications in the following areas is a plus:

SoC Interconnect fabrics OR Accelerators OR I/O architecture OR server platform architecture OR power analysis

Inside this Business Group

In the Design Engineering Group (DEG), we take pride in developing the best-in-class SOCs, Cores, and IPs that power Intel’s products.

From development, to integration, validation, and manufacturing readiness, our mission is to deliver leadership products through the pursuit of Moore’s Law and groundbreaking innovations.

DEG is Intel’s engineering group, supplying silicon to business units as well as other engineering teams.

As a critical provider of all Intel products, DEG leadership has a responsibility to ensure the delivery of these products in a cost efficient and effective manner.

Posting Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.