Custom Solutions Architect

Intel • Austin, TX

9d • Onsite

About The Position

This role serves as a primary technical interface between CEG, Go-To-Market, and our customers, translating complex system-level requirements into winning custom silicon and ASIC solutions. Will work closely with key custom silicon and ASIC customers to develop and drive end-to-end product solutions that both delight the customer and drive business growth. Includes providing proof of concept solutions for proposing design alternatives that meet performance, power, area, timing, and thermal requirements. Review, challenge, and influence cross functional teams, roadmaps, and technology. Will drive technology benchmarking and key metrics to drive pre-silicon modeling for accuracy and best in class proposals that incorporate unit cost and PPA optimizations. Combines deep technical expertise with customer relationship management to drive revenue growth across wireless, networking, data center, and AI market segments.

Requirements

• Experience in multiple domains of SoC design - backend, frontend, test, and packaging.
• Experience in leading edge technology nodes
• Strong understanding of design trade-offs - PPA, Cost, Technology Node, IP requirements
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 10+ Years of relevant experience in semiconductor SoC design

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AI/ML accelerator architectures and requirements
• Experience leading high performance teams
• Project management experience
• Previous experience in foundry and/or ASIC vendor environments

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary technical point of contact for strategic customers
• Conduct technical discovery sessions to understand customer system-level requirements
• Analyze customer use cases across AI, wireless, networking, and data center applications
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and solution architectures
• Design and propose comprehensive silicon solutions that meet customer performance, power, and cost targets
• Package integrated solutions spanning AI accelerators to radio frequency applications
• Develop compelling technical proposals and presentations for customer engagements
• Collaborate with sales teams to create winning competitive positioning
• Provide expertise in System-on-Chip (SoC) design methodologies and best practices
• Guide technology node selection based on performance, power, and cost optimization
• Conduct technology node benchmarking and competitive analysis
• Lead cross-functional design teams through solution development lifecycle
• Drive project deliverables, timelines, and milestone tracking
• Coordinate IP selection and integration requirements with internal and external teams
• Ensure alignment between customer expectations and engineering capabilities
• Drive design reviews and technical risk mitigation strategies

Benefits

• We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock, bonuses, as well as, benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation.
• Find more information about all of our Amazing Benefits here: https://intel.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/page/1025c144664a100150b4b1665c750003

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees