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Senior Thermal Validation Engineer

US, Oregon, Hillsboro💼 Full-time💰 $164,470–$232,190🗓 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-26

Core

Define and execute silicon power and thermal validation across Intel products, driving optimization through workload analysis and characterization.

Role type

Senior IC thermal validation engineer

Builds

Next-generation CPU, SoC, and server-class computing platforms

Domain

Semiconductor hardware / Thermal engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

silicon power and thermal validation, post-silicon validation and debug, thermal characterization, workload-based thermal analysis, validation tool development, failure analysis, root cause analysis

Preferred skills

server/data center/HPC product experience, thermal solution validation, thermal management technologies, scripting/programming for data analysis

Technologies

Performance monitors, behavioral checkers, coverage and test frameworks

Responsibilities

Develop and execute power and thermal validation plans; Perform silicon characterization across voltage, process, and temperature corners; Drive power and thermal optimization through detailed workload analysis; Validate thermal solutions and thermal management features; Conduct root cause analysis and design experiments for thermal issues; Execute failure analysis and troubleshoot silicon issues

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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