Server Architect

Intel Corporation•Austin, TX

7d•$220,920 - $311,890•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Principal Engineer in CPU Architecture, you will develop and drive end-to-end architectural specifications for modular, scalable CPUs. The role influences Intel’s technical direction and contributes to performance, power efficiency, and scalability across market segments, from high-performance computing to ultra-low-power products. It combines technical strategy, architectural innovation, and leadership to shape future Intel CPUs. The position collaborates with architecture, design, verification, and validation teams to define and implement CPU features throughout the product lifecycle. It also involves influencing technology roadmaps, developing technical leaders, and exemplifying Intel values.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and 12+ years of relevant experience; or a master’s degree and 8+ years; or a PhD and 6+ years.
Proven expertise in CPU architecture definition and feature specification.
Advanced knowledge of performance and power modeling, bottleneck analysis, and optimization for CPU workloads.
Experience with instruction set architecture (ISA) development and implementation.
Experience in SoC architecture.
Demonstrated success delivering experimental proof-of-concept solutions and driving end-to-end execution of architectural designs.

Nice To Haves

Track record of influencing technical strategy and leading cross-functional teams to achieve organizational goals.
Experience mentoring and developing technical leaders and fostering innovation within a team or organization.
Familiarity with industry trends and ability to align technical vision with market demands to maintain leadership in CPU performance, power optimization, and scalability.

Responsibilities

Drive CPU architecture specifications, including hardware feature requirements and hardware-software interoperability throughout the product lifecycle.
Define and evaluate feasibility tradeoffs involving performance, power, frequency, area, and features across CPU segments.
Conceptualize, invent, and specify architectural and microarchitecture features for different use cases.
Develop and document new instructions, improve existing instructions, and extend the instruction set architecture (ISA).
Model CPU performance and power, analyze bottlenecks, and explore approaches for future workloads.
Develop experimental proof-of-concept solutions and propose design alternatives that satisfy performance, power, area, and timing constraints.
Collaborate with architects, design, verification, and validation engineers to execute project requirements.
Deliver microarchitecture definitions and resolve issues during feature implementation.
Influence and challenge cross-functional roadmaps while defining technology targets for future CPUs.
Mentor and develop technical leaders, foster community growth, and act as a change agent while exemplifying Intel values.