Power Analysis and Optimization Engineer

Intel • Austin, TX

114d • $133,050 - $187,840

About The Position

Join Intel's cutting-edge E-Core microprocessor design team focused on innovating high performance and low power microprocessor solutions. The E-Core team has a strong history of fast-paced IPC growth coupled with extreme efficiency excelling in high performance per Watt per unit area microprocessors. This role is in the Silicon Engineering Group as a Power Analysis and Optimization Engineer, where you will work cross-functionally with design and architecture teams to define targets and convergence methodology, identify opportunities for power optimization, and drive optimizations that advance the state of art in power and efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical/computer engineering, and/or computer science with 4+ years of experience -OR- Master's degree in electrical/computer engineering and/or computer science with 3+ years of experience -OR- a PhD in electrical/computer engineering and/or computer science.
• At least 4 years of experience in dynamic and leakage power estimation and reduction at architecture/RTL/block synthesis and circuit design level.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in electrical/computer engineering and/or computer science with 3+ years of experience; OR a PhD in electrical/computer engineering and/or computer science with 2+ years of experience.
• Proficiency with industry-standard power estimation tools.
• Automation skills in a scripting language.
• Broad understanding of the overall CPU architecture.
• Chip/CPU level understanding required on power consumption, power estimation and low power design methods.

Responsibilities

• Working cross-functionally with design and architecture teams to define targets and convergence methodology.
• Identifying opportunities for power optimization in existing design, and new power saving features.
• Defining power optimization solutions and driving optimizations that advance the state of art in power and efficiency.
• Designing, developing, and executing power plans for the CPU.
• Conducting feature and workload analysis from power standpoint and driving to close any gaps between observed behavior and targets on CPUs in development.
• Providing recommendations for future architecture.
• Developing and enhancing innovative flows for power analysis.
• Ensuring CPUs are optimized for power.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Stock options
• Bonuses
• Health benefits
• Retirement plans
• Vacation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees