Jobs at Intel in Israel, Tel Aviv-yafo

During the last few years, usage of AI based systems and applications is getting wider and wider.

In this role you will:

• Design, develop, and maintain our real-time SW stack.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define software requirements and specifications.
• Optimize software to meet performance requirements, ensure low latency and high reliability.

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related.
• Developing experience in Linux environment.
• Proficiency in C++ programming.
• Experience of at least 5 years in SW development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

In addition, excellent candidates may have experience in several of these areas:

• Background in SW development for ASIC.
• Background or experience with GPUs.
• Background or knowledge in Networking.
• Experience with multithreaded programming.
• Experience with runtime performance optimizations.
• Experience in distributed computing, HPC or collective libraries (MPI, NCCL, etc).

In this role, you will collaborate closely with VLSI designers, user-space software engineers, firmware engineers, and system architects to define and implement innovative features for both current and next-generation products.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Strong programming skills in C.
• 6+ years of proven experience in Linux kernel development.
• Hands-on experience with PCIe accelerator drivers (e.g.: GPUs, networking, storage,).
• Ability to learn quickly and work independently in a dynamic environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience developing network drivers.
• Contributions to open-source projects (kernel or related domains).

Responsibilities:

Team Leadership and Management:

• Lead and manage a team of highly skilled kernel developers and individual contributors
• Provide technical mentorship and career development guidance to team members
• Foster a collaborative and innovative team culture that promotes excellence in open-source development
• Conduct performance reviews, set goals, and support professional growth
  

Technical Leadership:

• Drive technical strategy and roadmap for open-source KMD/DRM development initiatives
• Guide testing and validation strategies for memory management modules for Intel's GPUs, networking stack to support multi-GPU communication
• Lead pre- and post-silicon qualification efforts for Intel's GPU/HW products
• Review and approve technical designs and architectural decisions
  

Stakeholder Management:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior leadership on project planning and execution
• Manage relationships with open-source community stakeholders and maintainers
• Coordinate with cross-site organizations to ensure effective communication
  

Strategic Planning:

• Develop and execute team objectives aligned with organizational goals
• Manage project timelines, resource allocation, and deliverable commitments
• Identify and mitigate technical and operational risks
• Drive continuous improvement in development processes and methodologies

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science orElectronics/ElectricalEngineering (Master’s preferred)
• 15+ years of experience in large-scale software product development
• 5+ years of proven people management experience leading technical teams
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in C programming and Linux kernel development

Technical Expertise

• Deep understanding of Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink) open specification for die-to-die interconnect and serial bus architecture
• Deep expertise in DRM/KMD driver development
• Knowledge of UALink's role in enabling high-bandwidth, low-latency connections between AI processing units
• 6+ years of experience developing DRM/KMD drivers for Linux with GPU, multi-die, and scale-out systems
• Strong presence and contributions in the open-source community with a demonstrated track record of upstream contributions
• Experience with GPU architecture and graphics/compute technologies

Leadership Skills

• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop high-performing technical teams
• Strong communication and presentation skills for technical and executive audiences
• Experience managingdistributed/cross-geoteams
• Ability to balance technical depth with management responsibilities

Additional Requirements

• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and agile methodologies
• Ability to make strategic technical decisions and drive consensus across teams

In this role, you will collaborate closely with VLSI designers, user-space software engineers, firmware engineers, and system architects to define and implement innovative features for both current and next-generation products.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Strong programming skills in C.
• 6+ years of proven experience in Linux kernel development.
• Hands-on experience with PCIe accelerator drivers (e.g.: GPUs, networking, storage,).
• Ability to learn quickly and work independently in a dynamic environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience developing network drivers.
• Contributions to open-source projects (kernel or related domains).

Your work will enable scalable, efficient, and high-quality silicon design by leveraging advanced Python software development within modern EDA workflows.

Key Responsibilities:
• Design, develop, and maintain Python-based tools and infrastructure to automate and streamline EDA workflows.
• Develop and extend GitHub Actions/Workflows to support continuous integration, validation, and deployment for hardware design flows.
• Partner with design and CAD teams to identify inefficiencies and deliver high-impact automation solutions.
• Integrate and support EDA tools from major vendors (e.g., Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens) into design flows.

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software development using Python.
• Experience using Git for source control in large collaborative environments.
• Experience using GitHub workflows, including GitHub Actions, secrets, runners, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills with attention to software robustness and maintainability.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Familiarity with industry-standard EDA tools and front-end design workflows, including RTL development, simulation, functional verification, linting, and logic synthesis.

• Experience using GitHub SDK/API for automation and repository management.
• Familiarity with build systems (e.g., Make, CMake, Gradle) and dependency management.
• Exposure to front-end EDA data formats such as Liberty timing models, SDC constraints, and simulation data formats like SDF and VCD/FSDB.
• Experience designing, deploying, and managing containerized workloads using technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of design engineers of various qualities and experience characteristics, manage schedule, priorities, and resource allocation.
• Oversee the development and implementation of design features and units and support full-chip level engineers.
• Hands-on work and support to team members in RTL coding .
• Collaborate closely with verification, architecture, and backend engineers to deeply understand specifications, proactively identifying and addressing potential flaws during the development.
• Drive design reviews, ensure high-quality deliverables, and enforce coding and design guidelines.
• Analyze PPA results, derive insights, and effectively communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders, contributing to strategic decision-making and project direction.

• B.Sc. in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 7+ years of proven experience in VLSI chip design engineering, with a focus on high-end SoCs and AI applications.
• Track record of leading design activities and successfully delivering chips/projects that meet the spec, PPA and timelines.
• Strong hands-on RTL design skills
• Solid frontend to backend interface expertise, including:
  • Timing closure and path optimization.
  • Logic restructuring.
  • Area and power reduction techniques.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong motivating and mentorship skills to guide and inspire team members towards achieving exceptional performance.

Responsibilities:

• Development and implementation of comprehensive verification plans and strategies for complex hardware designs, ensuring alignment with industry best practices.
• Oversee the maintenance of verification environments using advanced industry-standard tools and methodologies, mentoring junior engineers in the process.
• Review test cases to verify design functionality and compliance with specifications.
• Collaborate closely with design, architecture, and firmware engineers to deeply understand specifications, proactively identifying and addressing potential design flaws during the development process.
• Analyse verification results, derive insights, and effectively communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders, contributing to strategic decision-making and project direction.

• B.Sc. in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 10+ years of proven experience in VLSI chip Verification engineering, with a focus on high-end SoCs and AI applications.
• 3+ years of proven experience in designing cache systems - an advantage.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong motivating and mentorship.
• Strong proficiency in SystemVerilog, UVM, and other verification tools.
• Experience with AI-specific performance benchmarks, NoC performance benchmark and optimization techniques - an advantage.
• Knowledge of system-level scenario analysis and modelling for high-performance SoCs - an advantage.
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Perl) for automation and data analysis - an advantage.