Senior CPU Architecture and Benchmarking Engineer

Intel Corporation; Hillsboro, Northern (OR, KY); Hybrid; USD 191,000 - 269,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock bonuses

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Vacation

Job summary

Intel Corporation, a leading technology company, is seeking a Senior CPU Architecture and Benchmarking Engineer in Hillsboro, Oregon. The role focuses on designing targeted microbenchmarks, analyzing microarchitectural behavior, and translating findings into actionable architectural guidance.

You will work closely with silicon labs, simulation teams, and software groups to improve pre-silicon models and post-silicon measurements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science with 8+ years of industry experience, or Master's with 6+ years.
• Deep understanding of out-of-order CPU microarchitecture, including pipeline stages, memory hierarchy, and power/performance interactions.
• Experience designing and interpreting low-level microbenchmarks for CPU characterization.
• Proficiency in assembly and performance tooling (EMON/PMU, VTune) and scripting.
• Strong C/C++ and Python for benchmark development and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and analyze pinpointed microbenchmarks to explore low-level microarchitectural behavior.
• Investigate microarchitectural details through benchmarking and analysis.
• Evaluate OS schedulers, runtimes, compilers, and firmware impacts on performance and power.
• Identify gaps and propose architectural solutions and mitigations.
• Collaborate with silicon lab, simulation, and RTL teams to correlate findings with models.
• Develop tooling and analysis frameworks to support repeatable benchmarking workflows.

Skills

CPU microarchitecture

Benchmarking

Performance analysis

C/C++

Python

Performance tooling

VTune

EMON/PMU counters

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

VTune

EMON/PMU counters

Job description

**Welcome!**.Senior CPU Architecture and Benchmarking Engineer page is loaded## Senior CPU Architecture and Benchmarking Engineerlocations: US, Oregon, Hillsborotime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: JR0287442# **Job Details:**## Job Description:## **About the Role**Join Intel's architecture team as a Senior CPU Architecture and Benchmarking Engineer. You will drive rigorous, low-level investigations into CPU designs, crafting targeted microbenchmarks that expose microarchitectural behavior at fine granularity and translating those findings into actionable architectural guidance. Your work will bridge the gap between silicon measurement, software behavior, and architectural definition, playing a key role in shaping Intel's future CPU roadmap.## **Key Responsibilities*** Design, implement, and analyze pinpointed microbenchmarks to explore and characterize low-level microarchitectural behavior including branch prediction, instruction fetch/decode, execution units, memory subsystem, prefetchers, and power delivery interactions* Investigate and document microarchitectural details of CPU designs through systematic benchmarking and analysis* Evaluate the impact of system software layers - including OS schedulers, runtime libraries, compilers, and firmware - on end-product CPU performance and power efficiency* Identify power/performance gaps and propose concrete architectural solutions and mitigations* Collaborate with silicon lab, simulation, backend, and RTL teams to correlate benchmarking findings with pre-silicon models and post-silicon measurements* Explore and evaluate proposed microarchitectural ideas in CPU performance simulators, providing quantitative measure of value* Develop and maintain tooling, test infrastructure, and analysis frameworks to support repeatable and scalable benchmarking workflows* Communicate technical findings clearly and persuasively in written reports and presentations to senior engineering and product teams## **To Be Successful in This Role, You Should Demonstrate*** Intellectual curiosity and a systematic mindset when investigating complex microarchitectural behavior, with the rigor to design experiments that yield clear, reproducible conclusions* Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across silicon, simulation, and software teams to align findings and drive architectural decisions* The ability to communicate complex technical findings with clarity and confidence to both engineering peers and senior leadership audiences## **Qualifications:****Minimum Qualifications*** Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline with 8+ years of relevant industry experience, OR a Master's Degree in a related discipline with 6+ years of relevant industry experience* Deep understanding of out-of-order CPU microarchitecture, including pipeline stages, execution resources, memory hierarchy, and power/performance interactions* Demonstrated experience designing and interpreting low-level microbenchmarks for CPU characterization* Proficiency in assembly programming and low-level performance tooling (e.g., EMON/PMU counters, VTune, or equivalent)* Strong background in performance analysis methodologies, bottleneck identification, and quantitative trade-off evaluation* Proficiency in C/C++ and scripting languages (Python or similar) for benchmark development and data analysis**Preferred Qualifications*** Familiarity with cycle-accurate CPU performance simulators and the ability to model and evaluate new microarchitectural features* Understanding of software stack impacts on CPU performance, including OS scheduler behavior, memory allocators, compiler code generation, and BIOS/firmware tuning* Experience reading or debugging RTL to investigate microarchitectural behavior or validate benchmark hypotheses* Track record of translating benchmarking insights into concrete architectural recommendations or published technical contributions## Job Type:Experienced Hire## Shift:Shift 1 (United States of America)## Primary Location:US, Oregon, Hillsboro## Additional Locations:## Posting Statement:All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.#### Position of TrustN/A## BenefitsWe offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find out more about the .Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $190,610.00-269,100.00 USDThe range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your preferred location during the hiring process.**Work Model for this Role**This role will require an on-site presence. \\* Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.\\*ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Intel is committed to Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) compliance and ethical hiring practices. We do not charge any fees during our hiring process. 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