Instrumentation Lab Technician

Job Description

As an Instrumentation Lab Technician, you will be responsible for device/system power instrumentation on Intel and competitor notebook systems. Your work will help enable PnP engineers to measure/analyze power and performance on Intel and competitor products.

This role is for Santa Clara, CA on-site everyday (no remote/no hybrid option).

Core responsibilities to include following:

• Laptop SoC/system power instrumentation
• Create a National Instruments DAQ (NIDAQ) config file, instrument notebook systems to enable power measurements
• Perform PCB re-works on pre-production boards
• Measure and debug performance workloads and benchmarks, such as Procyon, SPEC CPU 2017, WebXPRT, Geekbench, Cinebench
• Measure and debug power workloads and benchmarks, such as idle, video playback, MobileMark 25
• Call out any power and performance gaps vs expectations
• Align with other internal engineering technicians/teams and to ensure correct setup
• Coordinate with PnP Engineers on the team to understand the upcoming needs
• Coordinate with PnP Engineers to order all necessary equipment
• Maintain lab inventory of ordered items and in-house equipment

Qualifications

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1+ years of experience with advanced level soldering skills. Ability to perform PCB soldering/re-works on SMT resistors and capacitors (sizes 0402/0201)
• 1+ years of experience in one or more of the following:  RMA analysis, failure analysis, PCB rework, board debug, board component replacement, reverse engineering or assembly and repair of faulty components
• 1+ years of experience identifying and debugging board level components

Preferred Qualifications:

• Electrical engineering/Electronics associates degree
• Motivated self-learner/self-starter and ability to quickly adapt to changes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent teamwork and work with engineers to solve problems
• Knowledge of power delivery
• Knowledge of CPU micro-architecture (knowledge of x86 CPU micro-architecture)
• Ability to setup Windows OS systems from base image
• Knowledge of modern power delivery and thermal management techniques in high-performance and low power SOC designs
• Familiarity with ITP/JTAG scripts, board bring up, power measurements with DAQ
• Prior experience on setup for National Instruments DAQ or similar power capture equipment
• Familiarity of standard performance benchmarks and ability to analyze performance
• Familiarity with industry benchmarks (i.e. Procyon, SPEC, Speedometer, Cinebench, Geekbench, MobileMark, 3DMark, etc.)
• Prior experience with Windows products or other consumer electronics in a post-silicon engineering environment
• Laptop device/system platform and SoC component level power instrumentation
• Understand the basic concepts of power delivery and power measurements
• Proficiency and ability to organize data is a must

Requirements listed would be obtained through a combination of industry relevant job experience, internship experiences and or schoolwork/classes/research. 

Inside this Business Group

The Client Computing Group (CCG) is responsible for driving business strategy and product development for Intel's PC products and platforms, spanning form factors such as notebooks, desktops, 2 in 1s, all in ones. Working with our partners across the industry, we intend to deliver purposeful computing experiences that unlock people's potential - allowing each person use our products to focus, create and connect in ways that matter most to them. As the largest business unit at Intel, CCG is investing more heavily in the PC, ramping its capabilities even more aggressively, and designing the PC experience even more deliberately, including delivering a predictable cadence of leadership products. As a result, we are able to fuel innovation across Intel, providing an important source of IP and scale, as well as help the company deliver on its purpose of enriching the lives of every person on earth.

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.

Benefits

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock, bonuses, as well as, benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find more information about all of our Amazing Benefits here.Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US $80,420.00-$113,530.00 (Hourly Role)*Salary range dependent on a number of factors including location and experience

Working Model

This role will require an on-site presence.* Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.