Power Performance Characterization Engineer jobs at Intel in United States, Santa Clara

The Applied Machine Learning group is responsible for innovation and development of end-to-end AI solutions, technology proof of concepts, and IP development of current and future ML workloads for Intel architecture and silicon serving consumer and corporate business requirements.

In this position, you will be responsible for research, modeling, prototyping, productizing of ML techniques, generating data insights and optimizations for Intel platforms.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Builds machine learning based products/solutions, which provide descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, or prescriptive models based on data.
• Uses or develops machine learning algorithms, such as supervised and unsupervised learning, deep learning, reinforcement learning, generative AI, large language model and others, to solve applied problems in various disciplines such as Data Analytics, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Recommendation System, Graph Neural Network, Robotics, etc.
• Interacts with users to define requirements for breakthrough product/solutions.
• In either research environments or specific product environments, utilizes current programming methodologies to translate machine learning models and data processing methods into software.
• Completes programming, testing, debugging, documentation and/or deployment of the solution/products.
• Engineers big data computing frameworks, data modeling and other relevant software tools.
• You will play a key technical role for end-2-end machine learning and deep learning platform development based on various frameworks and hardware (such as CPU, GPU, accelerators).
• You will also be responsible for developing AI ML solutions and methodologies to bring the best performance, accuracy, efficiency, and ease-of-use to customers by working with internal and external partners.

The job scope may include but not limited to:

• End-2-end ML and DL platform component innovation and feature development in data ingestion, feature engineering, distributed training via data and model parallelization, hyper-parameter optimization, neural architecture search, model compression, quantization, distillation, and model serving.
• Algorithm and model development of advanced technologies in computer vision, natural language processing, large language model, recommendation, graph analytics, reinforcement learning, and other domains.
• Machine learning framework and workload performance profiling, optimization, insights generation for benchmark such as MLPerf as well as real-world customer use cases.
• Software and tools development in python, C++, and other languages as required.

Behavioral traits that we are looking for:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Willing to clearly communicate technical details and concept.

Minimum qualifications,you must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position:

• Master´s degree with 4+ years or Ph.D. with 2+ years of experience in: Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Aerospace engineering, applied mathematics, mechanical engineering, or related STEM disciplines

4+years of the following technical skills:

• Experience in deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, working on CPU / GPU / AI accelerators for ML/DL.
• Experience in GenAI frameworks such as transformers, PEFT, diffusers, TGI, TEI, vLLM or SGLang for both training finetuning and inference serving.
• Working with Performance optimization / tuning.
• Experience in computer vision, recommendation, natural language processing, or reinforcement learning.

Preferred qualificationsare in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates:

• Proven track record of a leadership role in machine learning, deep learning research and applications demonstrated by patents, publications, product delivery, or other means.
• Experience on performance optimization for PyTorch framework, MLPerf benchmark and other SOTA workload.
• Distributed training, DeepSpeed, Torch DDP and FSDP, Ray SGD.
• Inference optimization such as quantization, sparsity, distillation.GenAI end-2-end workflow development and deployment for model serving, RAG and agent system.

Weoffer 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:

As a Data Center Software Engineer, you will be part of an energetic and diverse group of engineers building next-generation solutions, enabling Intel to be one generation ahead in technology.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures the efficient planning, provisioning,installation/configuration,maintenance, and/or operations of the hardware and software infrastructure required to build, validate, and release various hardware and software products and projects.

• Works closely with development and quality teams to derive infrastructure design requirements, build, test, and automate tools appropriate to the project, and/or implement and maintain those systems within the constraints imposed by Intel enterprise infrastructure (IT) and other governing bodies.

• Owns the end-to-end delivery pipeline, including source code management, versioning/tagging strategy, component build and packaging, test automation tooling, release staging, acceptance and/or indicators, required security and IP scans, any third-party conformance tools, artifact storage and distribution, and disaster recovery planning.

• Identifies opportunities and implements solutions for increased automation, reliability, and/or velocity within the pipeline by implementing robust infrastructure telemetry, KPIs, and indicators and monitoring and applying industry best practices.

An ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate the below behavioral traits:

• Role modeling to Intel values.

• Listening, written and verbal communication skills, tolerance of ambiguity, and commitment to task.

• Possess excellent teamwork and leadership skills.

• Setting high expectations and driving accountability to those expectations with a high sense of urgency.

• Ability to identify and analyze problems, plans, tasks, and solutions.

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 a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

Minimum Qualifications:

• US Citizenship required.

• Ability to obtain and maintain an active US Government clearance.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other relevant related field of study and 1+ year of relevant experience.

• 1+ years' experience with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, Shell, PowerShell.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ years of experience with industry-standard tools such as Ansible, Cobbler, Cfengine, Containers, and Kubernetes.

• 1+ years of experience with Linux OS (preferred SuSE).

• 1+ years of experience continuous monitoring solutions such Elastic, Kibana, Grafana.

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Weoffer 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:

As an Intel Mask Operations (IMO) Software QA, you will join an energetic, diverse group of QA engineers testing complex manufacturing software.

As a QA Engineer you will be responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of software products with the following key responsibilities:

Description:

• Will work with Quality Assurance testing for Intel factory automation software.

• Collaborate with software developers to qualify and maintain software applications required to support mask development and production at the factory.

Applicants should possess the below behavioral traits:

• Effectively communicate, collaborate, and align with team members and customers.

• Team player, able to work in a cross-functional environment.

• Demonstrated data analytics skills to communicate complex data in a simple, actionable way.

Weoffer 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:

What we offer:

• We give you opportunities to transform technology and create a better future, by delivering products that touch the lives of every person on earth.

• As a global leader in innovation and new technology, we foster a collaborative, supportive, and exciting environment where the brightest minds in the world come together to achieve exceptional results.

• We offer a competitive salary and financial benefits such as bonuses, life and disability insurance, opportunities to buy Intel stock at a discounted rate, and Intel stock awards (eligibility at the discretion of Intel Corporation).

As a Software Application Development Engineer, you will:

• Designs, develops, tests, and debugs software applications used by end-users or integrated with other applications by ISVs.
• Development may span the full application stack including both frontend and backend application development.
• Uses modern software development methodologies and programming languages, follows secure coding practices and software legal compliance guidelines, analyzes user stories, writes both functional and test code, automates build and deployment, and performs unit integration and end-to-end testing of applications.
• Completes SDL tasks with the assistance of product security engineers and provides input to technical writers to complete product documentation and procedures for installation and maintenance.
• May also interact with end users to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications.

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 a plus factor in identifying top candidates.
What we need to see (Minimum Qualifications):

• US Citizenship Required.
• Ability to obtain a US Government TS/SCI Security Clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.
• 4+ years of programming experience in any of the following: UNIX, Linux, C, C#, C++, Python/Perl.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Semiconductor Fabrication and Lithography.
• Knowledge of EDA (Electronic Design Automation) tools.
• Database Concepts, SQL and hardware platform architecture, networking.
• Distributed computing and/or multi-threading experience.
• Information Security protocols.
• Experience with full-stack web development.

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

Weoffer 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:

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

Core responsibilities to include following:

• Setup of pre-production silicon and board and ensure correct operation
• Based on a National Instruments DAQ (NIDAQ) config file, instrument the pre-production boards to enable power measurements
• Install and setup of latest Windows OS environment and software on pre-production systems
• Perform PCB re-works on pre-production boards
• Measure and debug of performance workloads and benchmarks, such as SYSmark 25, SPEC CPU 2017, WebXPRT, Geekbench, Cinebench
• Measure and debug of 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 pre-production equipment
• Maintain lab inventory of ordered items and in-house equipment

The ideal candidate will exhibit the following :

• Attention to detail.
• Motivatedself-learner/self-starter.
• Willing to quickly adapt to changes.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office (Excel)

Weoffer 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:

As a key contributor to our team, you will play a pivotal role in the measurement and analysis of OEM in-chassis notebook products at both the silicon/SoC and platform levels across Intel and competitor platforms. Your expertise will be instrumental in driving competitive analysis and enhancing Intel platforms. Leveraging your technical acumen, you will provide valuable insights that influence OEM customers, internal marketing and engineering teams, and support Intel product launches. This position is based in Santa Clara, CA, and requires on-site presence every day (no remote or hybrid options available).

Core Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive measurement, analysis, and debugging of workloads on OEM notebook/laptop systems for internal evaluation and external communication.

• Perform detailed analysis of SoC/CPU and platform power on a rail-by-rail basis, identifying and resolving any issues or discrepancies.

• Understand and evaluate power and performance workload behaviors, contributing to optimization efforts for future platforms.

• Set up and calibrate instrumented OEM systems to accurately measure power and performance on a rail-by-rail basis.

• Collaborate with internal engineering teams and architects to identify and address gaps between Intel silicon/SoC data and Intel OEM implementations.

• Partner with internal engineering teams to align on competitive analysis of power and performance, supporting competitive projections.

• Guide, educate, and influence internal engineering, field account, and marketing teams on the power and performance positioning of Intel products.

Behavior skills we are looking for:

• Attention to detail and ability to analyze data for accuracy/trends

• Motivatedself-learner/self-starterand ability to quickly adapt to changes

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or any STEM related degree plus 2+ years of related work experience, or

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or any STEM related degree plus 1+ years of related work experience

Related work experience should include 1 or more of following:

• Power analysis

• Performance analysis

• Post-silicon engineering

• PC power delivery design

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of standard benchmarks and ability to analyze power and performance

• Familiarity with industry benchmarks is a plus (ie SPEC, Speedometer, Cinebench, Geekbench, Procyon, MobileMark, 3DMark, etc)

• Understanding of powermeasurement/instrumentationmethodologies and concepts. Actual device/system instrumentation experience is a plus. Device soldering capability is a plus.

• Strong knowledge of CPU micro-architecture (knowledge of x86 CPU arch added plus)

• Experience developing customized content for a technical audience a plus

Weoffer 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:

• Defining circuit architecture and enabling designs meeting power, and performance for next generation optical interconnects based on system specifications.
• As part of the team developing key integrated circuit components the engineer must be able to work collaboratively leading block level development.
• Specify, architect and design low voltage and low power Mixed-Signal integrated circuits and work collaboratively with digital designers.
• Plan design work with constraints on performance, schedule and quality.
• Provide guidance to junior designers and layout engineers.
• Guidance to develop test plans for post-silicon characterization.
• Document all design work with review materials and detailed design descriptions.

Minimum Qualifications

The ideal candidate should have a minimum of BA degree in Electrical Engineering or related filed and 10+ years of experience OR MS in Electrical Engineering or related field with 8+ years of experience in high-speed serial links and deep knowledge of analog CMOS/BiCMOS designs in deep sub-micron process technologies.

The experience mentioned above must include:

• Hands-on circuit design experience of SerDes blocks like Equalizers, PLL, Phase-Interpolators, CDR, etc. for 28Gbps+ data rates.
• Experience with design of inductors, transmission line, Trans-Impedance Amplifiers (TIA) and modulator drivers.
• Experience with design of precision analog circuits like ADC/DACs.
• Experience with designing PAM4/NRZ links.
• Experience with Mixed signal design flow.
• Experience with full-chip designs, ESDs and verification flows

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Optical communications.
• Experience with 400G/800G/1.6T optical links.
• Experience with package/test setup design.

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: