Performance Validation Architect/Lead

Job Description

Are you passionate about disrupting the industry with your innovation? Working with a diverse group? Influencing the outcome? If so, then XSE (Xe Silicon Engineering) Organization has an opportunity for you. We are responsible for delivering industry-leading GPU (3D, media, compute, and display) hardware, intellectual property (IP) blocks and system-on-a-chip (SoC) products for discrete graphics and throughput computing. We strive to lead the industry through continuous innovation and world-class engineering.

We work closely with partners across Intel and we are looking for a PE/Senior Engineer to join us as a Pre-Silicon Performance Verification Architect/Lead. This is a Principal Engineer/Senior role, which is a hands-on, highly technical individual contributor role.

Your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Define and enhance methodologies for pre-silicon validation of high complexity SoCs to attain performance targets

• Developing understanding of key workloads and the impact of the design features on performance

• Interact closely with the architecture and design teams, influencing product definition, implementation and validation

• Create, define and develop system validation environment and test suites

• Developing & overseeing Pre-Si verification plans for IP, Sub System and SOC

• Work with architects on feature scoping and approvals, feasibility studies, design tradeoff analysis

• Design and Testplan Reviews of your design, understand the inter-operability with interfacing designs.

• Close collaboration with planning teams, architects, validation, PostSi bring up teams

Qualifications

• Candidate must have a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 15+/10+ years of experience

• Experience working on multiple complex SoCs as a verification lead/architect

• Track record of developing complex verification collaterals quickly and solid simulation debug skills

• Relevant ASIC design/validation experience in front end processes including RTL functional, performance and power verification

• Good understanding of CPU and GPU architecture along with memory controllers is a requirement

• Understanding of graphics workloads, games and how they micro-architectural features impact their performance is a must

• Proven track record in SoC verification with expertise in computer architecture, memory technologies etc

• Hands-on verification experience and high-proficiency using SystemVerilog and OVM/UVM is a plus

• Knowledge of scripting

• Knowledge of industry standard Protocols, IO interconnect, memory controllers, GPU architecture is preferable

• Strong leadership skills, while being highly energetic and motivated, independent and self-driven

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.

Other Locations

US, Santa Clara

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 US, California: $186,760.00-$299,166.00
*Salary range dependent on a number of factors including location and experience

Working Model

This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. In certain circumstances the work model may change to accommodate business needs.

Position of Trust
This role is a Position of Trust. Should you accept this position, you must consent to and pass an extended Background Investigation, which includes (subject to country law), extended education, SEC sanctions, and additional criminal and civil checks. For internals, this investigation may or may not be completed prior to starting the position. For additional questions, please contact your Recruiter.