Server CPU SoC Architect

About the role

The Role and Impact: As a Server CPU SoC Architect, you will play a pivotal role in defining, modeling, and driving the development of innovative CPU architectures that meet performance, power, frequency, and area targets across a wide spectrum of applications, ranging from high-performance computing to low-power Edge products.

Responsibilities

• Define and document end-to-end architecture specifications, ensuring modularity, scalability, and compatibility with hardware and software requirements.
• Explore and develop new architectural approaches, novel features, and inventive solutions to meet performance, power, and area optimization targets.
• Conduct detailed feasibility studies and tradeoff analyses to define CPU requirements and content, including new instructions to support emerging use cases.
• Model CPU performance and power, analyze bottlenecks, and propose architectural improvements based on future workload predictions.
• Develop test plans, testing infrastructure, and simulations for new features, using advanced statistical methods to analyze results and benchmark CPU performance.
• Collaborate across architecture, design, verification, and validation teams to ensure seamless execution of CPU projects and deliver optimized solutions.
• Influence cross-functional roadmaps and define technology targets that align with Intel's future CPU strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 4+ years of hands-on experience in CPU architecture, or Master's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience, or PhD with 1+ years of relevant experience.
• 4+ years' experience in architecture definition, modeling, and / or CPU architecture fundamentals.
• 4+ years' experience in SoC architecture and development methodologies.
• 8+ years of experience with advanced CPU technology.
• Strong understanding/experience working on Fabric/Interconnect, PCIe/CXL, Coherency protocols, Core/ISA or accelerators.
• Knowledge of performance and power modeling, bottleneck analysis, and optimization for CPU workloads.
• Experience with instruction set architecture (ISA) development and implementation.
• Familiarity with industry trends and the ability to align technical vision with market demands to maintain leadership in CPU performance, power optimization, and scalability.

Requirements

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

Benefits

At Intel, our total rewards package goes above and beyond just a paycheck. Whether you're looking to build your career, improve your health, or protect your wealth, we offer generous benefits to help you achieve your goals. Go to Intel Benefits | Intel Careers for details of benefits available to you.

Pay

$141,910.00 - 269,100.00 USD

Schedule

Shift 1 (United States of America)