Pre-si Power and Performance System Validation Engineer
Core
Develop and execute SoC-level power, thermal, and performance validation and optimization plans to ensure Intel products meet competitive benchmarks.
Role type
Senior IC SoC Power Thermal Performance Validation and Optimization Engineer
Builds
Intel Data Center Group SoC products for data centers
Domain
Semiconductor / Data Center Computing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
SoC power and performance validation, Pre-Si simulation and emulation, hardware/software optimization for power/performance, silicon verification, test program development, Python programming, SoC-level debugging, RTL language knowledge, in-circuit emulation, FPGA fast prototyping
Preferred skills
Graduate degree (Masters/PhD), DSP knowledge, Ethernet/3G/4G/5G knowledge, SoC FPGA/Emulation function, System-level debug using JTAG, Pre-Si functional design/validation, Pre-Si platforms (logic simulation, virtual platform), system-level power management, MIPI MPPHY/JTAG/DDR/PCIe/USB/SPMI bus protocols, validation tools (data loggers, behavioral checkers), system board design/debugging, AI accelerator systems knowledge, performance modeling and benchmarking
Technologies
Python, RTL, JTAG, FPGA, Oscilloscope, Logic analyzer, PCIe, USB, SPMI, MIPI MPHY, DDR, Ethernet, 3G/4G/5G, NPU, NPP, GFX
Responsibilities
Develop and execute SoC-level power, thermal, and performance validation and optimization plans; Collaborate with architecture, design, firmware, and software teams; Establish and execute methodologies for validating hardware/software optimizations; Perform SoC-level debug to identify root causes and resolve functional and triage failures; Configure and set up data loggers to collect and analyze thermal data; Develop and maintain validation infrastructure; Produce comprehensive validation reports
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
