CPU Validation Engineer — Performance & Power Focus

Intel Corporation; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Stock bonuses

Vacation

Job summary

Intel Corporation in Texas is seeking an Experienced CPU Validation Engineer to define, develop, and perform functional validation for CPUs, focusing on CPU internals and system-level features.

You will work with architecture, design, verification, board and manufacturing teams, develop validation methodologies, triage failures, run silicon debugging, and publish validation reports. Hybrid work model in the US is supported.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related STEM with 2+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s with 1+ years, or PhD with 0 years.
• Knowledge of CPU Architecture and VLSI/Digital Design concepts.
• Knowledge of coding languages such as C/C++, Python.

Responsibilities

• Defines, develops, and performs functional validation for CPUs, focusing on validation of the CPU internals and CPU integration in system level features for Intel performance and power efficient cores.
• Applies hardware and software level tools to ensure validation coverage and that performance, power, and area goals are met.
• Reviews proposed design changes to assess impact on validation plans, tasks, and timelines.
• Develops CPU validation methodologies and test plans, executes validation plans, and collaborates with other engineers for design optimization, troubleshooting, and failure analysis.
• Applies knowledge of CPU core architecture, processor microarchitecture, and design.
• Performs silicon debug to identify root causes and resolves functional and triage failures for CPU issues.
• Tests interactions between various CPU features using validation infrastructure.
• Develops postsilicon validation infrastructure (e.g., performance monitors, behavioral checkers, state space coverage) and test environment used in validation testing.
• Publishes CPU validation reports summarizing all validation activities performed, reviews results, and communicates to relevant teams.
• Works with architecture, design, verification, board, platform, and manufacturing teams to maintain and improve debug, validation test strategy, methodologies, and processes for CPU interfaces and to meet desired product specifications.
• Develops content to create or increase specific IP interactions using various tools and techniques (patching with microcode, firmware, or custom OS builds).
• Engages in all phases of the product life cycle, develops, and validates content and infrastructure, and bug hunts in multiple environments to ensure silicon readiness.

Skills

CPU Architecture knowledge

C/C++

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related STEM field

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

Verilog

SystemVerilog

X86 assembly

Job description

Intel Corporation in Texas is seeking an Experienced CPU Validation Engineer to define, develop, and perform functional validation for CPUs, focusing on CPU internals and system-level features.

You will work with architecture, design, verification, board and manufacturing teams, develop validation methodologies, triage failures, run silicon debugging, and publish validation reports. Hybrid work model in the US is supported.