Hardware Platform Applications Engineer - Military & Aerospace

Intel Corporation; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Intel Corporation is seeking a Hardware Platform Applications Engineer (PAE) to join the Government Technologies Customer Engineering Team in Phoenix, Arizona. This role focuses on supporting customer-developed systems, participating in Proof-of-Concept developments, and collaborating across functional teams.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science and at least 3 years of relevant hardware design experience. Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently are crucial for success in this position.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship required; must be able to obtain a U.S. Government Security Clearance.
• 3+ years of end-to-end platform hardware design experience.
• Experience leading hardware power-on efforts on-site.

Responsibilities

• Engage customers to provide support for customer-developed systems.
• Participate in the definition of Proof-of-Concept systems.
• Replicate and debug customer-reported platform issues.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Ability to produce customer-ready collateral

Independent work

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Debuggers

Protocol analyzers

High-speed oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Job description

Job Title

Hardware Platform Applications Engineer (PAE) – Intel Government Technologies Customer Engineering Team

Responsibilities

• Engage customers to provide support for customer‑developed systems, including on‑site power‑on support.
• Participate in the definition and development of Proof‑of‑Concept systems and demos.
• Replicate and debug customer‑reported platform issues.
• Create and present technical collateral to customers, ecosystem providers, and the sales channel.
• Collaborate with platform and chipset software architects to develop and finalize platform hardware requirements.
• Attend new product and program meetings.
• Review customer platform schematics and layouts.
• Support analysis teams with field quality return issues.
• Use laboratory measurement equipment during debug activities.
• Operate Linux‑based machines and tools to build and flash software components and facilitate debug activities.

Core Competencies

• Attention to detail and obsession with creating best‑in‑class customer collateral.
• Ability to produce customer‑ready collateral, white papers, and training materials.
• Independent work and effective multitasking in a multi‑functional team environment.
• Excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship required; must be able to obtain a U.S. Government Security Clearance.
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 3+ years of end‑to‑end platform hardware (board) design experience, covering circuit design, schematic capture, platform design guideline creation, and bring‑up/power‑on debug.
• Experience building technical relationships with customers.
• Experience communicating technical concepts to external military and aerospace customers.
• Experience leading a hardware or software power‑on effort on‑site with a customer, including debugging of power‑on boot flows and CPU interfaces.
• Strong lab debug skills, including the use of debuggers, protocol analyzers, high‑speed oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
• Experience performing signal integrity and/or power integrity simulations on customer designs.
• Experience with Intel power delivery architecture and general SoC bring‑up challenges.
• Experience working with Government sponsor agencies and members of the Defense Industrial Base (DIB).

Preferred Qualifications

• Active U.S. Government Security Clearance at Secret level or higher.
• Post‑graduate degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law.