Principal CPU Architect: ISA & Microarchitecture Lead

Intel Corporation; Hillsboro (OR); Hybrid; USD 221,000 - 312,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Health benefits

Hybrid work model

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Intel Corporation in Hillsboro, Oregon seeks a Principal Engineer in CPU Architecture to drive end-to-end architectural specifications for modular, scalable CPUs. You will shape features, performance, and power directions while collaborating with architects, design, verification, and validation engineers.

You will model performance/power, define new instructions, and mentor technical leaders to push Intel’s CPU roadmap forward across diverse market segments.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in CPU architecture definition and feature specification.
• Advanced knowledge of performance and power modeling and bottleneck analysis.
• Experience with instruction set architecture (ISA) development.
• Experience in SOC architecture and end-to-end architectural execution.

Responsibilities

• Drive CPU architecture specifications and hardware-software interoperability across the product lifecycle.
• Evaluate tradeoffs for performance, power, frequency, area, and features.
• Design and specify architectural and microarchitectural features for varied use cases.
• Develop and document new instructions to support emerging use cases and extend the ISA.
• Model CPU performance and power, analyze bottlenecks, explore future approaches.
• Provide experimental proof-of-concept solutions for design alternatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute project requirements.
• Deliver new microarchitecture definitions and resolve implementation issues.
• Influence cross-functional roadmaps and target technology levels for future CPUs.
• Mentor and develop technical leaders and promote innovation.

Skills

CPU architecture

Feature specification

ISA development

Performance modeling

Power modeling

Education

Bachelor's in CE/EE/CS or related

Master's or PhD with relevant experience

Job description

Intel Corporation in Hillsboro, Oregon seeks a Principal Engineer in CPU Architecture to drive end-to-end architectural specifications for modular, scalable CPUs. You will shape features, performance, and power directions while collaborating with architects, design, verification, and validation engineers.

You will model performance/power, define new instructions, and mentor technical leaders to push Intel’s CPU roadmap forward across diverse market segments.