Power and Performance Design Engineer
Intel CorporationJob Title
Power and Performance Design Engineer
Role Summary
The Power and Performance Design Engineer designs and optimizes power, thermal, and performance characteristics for IPs and SoCs. The role focuses on power/performance planning, characterization, and architectural trade-offs to meet product requirements across development platforms.
Works cross-functionally with design, architecture, binning/technology, and manufacturing teams to identify power activity zones, develop analysis tools and methodologies, and recommend architecture enhancements.
Experience Level
Senior — role requires substantial experience: typically 9+ years with a Bachelor's, 6+ years with a Master's, or 4+ years with a PhD (see Education Requirements for details).
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include planning, analysis, validation, and cross-team coordination to achieve power and performance targets.
- Design, develop, and execute power and performance plans for IPs and SoCs.
- Perform feature analysis from power and performance perspectives and close gaps between observed behavior and targets on development platforms.
- Optimize and characterize power, thermal, and performance-per-watt configurations aligned with architectural goals.
- Develop tools and methodologies for architectural performance analysis and continuous power/performance improvement.
- Collaborate with design, architecture, binning/technology, and manufacturing teams to meet consumption objectives.
- Provide recommendations for future architectures and enhancements based on analysis and validation.
- Analyze, validate, and tune system architectures and features to balance performance and power.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and experience; preferred skills are listed at the end.
- Expertise in power and performance analysis and optimization methodologies.
- Strong understanding of digital design fundamentals and electrical fundamentals.
- Experience optimizing power, thermal, and performance/watt for complex SoCs or IP blocks.
- Experience developing analysis tools or scripts for performance and power characterization.
- Proven ability to work cross-functionally with design, architecture, manufacturing, and test teams.
- Strong problem-solving skills and disciplined execution of power and performance strategies.
- Preferred: strong communication skills and demonstrable collaboration across engineering teams.
Education Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related specialized field with 9+ years of relevant experience; OR Master's degree with 6+ years of relevant experience; OR PhD with 4+ years of relevant experience. The posting also accepts equivalent combinations of degree, research, or relevant job/internship experience.
About the Company
Company: Intel Corporation
Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA
Intel Corporation is a leading multinational technology company known for its innovative semiconductor solutions, including microprocessors, artificial intelligence accelerators, and memory products. Headquartered in the United States, Intel focuses on cutting-edge technology and a collaborative working environment, driving advancements in semiconductor manufacturing to meet global demands. The company emphasizes professional development and aims to shape the future of technology through groundbreaking designs.
