Contract Analog Circuit Designer: Pre-Silicon Validation

Intel Corporation; Folsom (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 200,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock bonuses

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Vacation

Job summary

Intel Corporation in Folsom, California, seeks a contract hardware engineer to contribute to the development, testing, and validation of cutting-edge data center technologies. You will work within Intel's Design Sales Acceleration group on pre-silicon testing, system validation, and tool development, collaborating with design and simulation experts to drive reliability and performance.

The role emphasizes hands-on hardware design, debugging, and documentation, with a 6–9 month contract and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 3+ years hands-on experience in platform hardware design.
• Experience with PCB design tools and schematic capture.
• BOM cost analysis and design tradeoffs at board/system level.
• Hardware debugging during bring-up and power-on activities.
• This role is not open to Intel immigration sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Analyze system-level challenges and identify solutions to optimize performance and correlation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement pre-silicon testing methodologies.
• Develop and execute detailed validation plans for system-level accuracy and reliability.
• Use data-driven techniques to support decision-making and improve processes.
• Provide clear documentation and communicate effectively to stakeholders.
• Continuously enhance tools and techniques to improve validation workflows.

Skills

Strong communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

PCB design tools

Schematic capture software

Job description

Intel Corporation in Folsom, California, seeks a contract hardware engineer to contribute to the development, testing, and validation of cutting-edge data center technologies. You will work within Intel's Design Sales Acceleration group on pre-silicon testing, system validation, and tool development, collaborating with design and simulation experts to drive reliability and performance.

The role emphasizes hands-on hardware design, debugging, and documentation, with a 6–9 month contract and