Senior Out-of-Order CPU Architect

Intel
Austin
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 190,610 - 361,480 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 15+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Collaboration","Problem-solving","Communication"]

Senior CPU architect responsible for end-to-end architecture specifications across high-performance and low-power CPU products. Leads target definition for performance, power, and area; explores novel architectures; documents ISA enhancements; and collaborates across cross-functional teams to drive next-generation Intel CPUs from concept through verification, with hands-on RTL/SV work as needed.

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4 months ago

Senior Out-of-Order CPU Architect

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Job Summary

Senior CPU architect responsible for end-to-end architecture specifications across high-performance and low-power CPU products. Leads target definition for performance, power, and area; explores novel architectures; documents ISA enhancements; and collaborates across cross-functional teams to drive next-generation Intel CPUs from concept through verification, with hands-on RTL/SV work as needed.
Location: Austin
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and drive end-to-end CPU architecture specifications based on hardware features, requirements, and lifecycle needs.
  • •Define CPU targets for performance, power, frequency, area, and feature content to align with market requirements.
  • •Explore new approaches and devise novel architectures that deliver optimized CPUs for multiple segments, from high-performance computing to extreme low-power applications.
  • •Invent, conceptualize, and specify architectural and microarchitecture features that address future CPU usage and segment needs.
  • •Define and document new instructions to support innovative use cases and improve existing ones, enhancing the instruction set architecture (ISA).

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 190,610 - 361,480 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceRetirementPaid LeaveEquity

Key Requirements

  • •15+ consecutive years of experience within high performance/high frequency ARM or x86 CPU organizations working in either the design or architectural domain, ideally both
  • •10+ years of experience in the out-of-order sections of the CPU pipeline (wide instruction rename and allocation, uop/instruction schedulers, execution units)
  • •5+ years writing RTL and owning it through timing and power convergence across multiple generations of a CPU line
  • •2+ years building deep, high frequency advanced integer and/or floating-point/vector schedulers
  • •Preferred: strong analytical and problem-solving skills, leadership experience, and ability to collaborate across teams to influence roadmaps
Experience:15+ yearsSemiconductorsHardwareCPU architecture
Skills:LeadershipCollaborationProblem-solvingCommunication
Tech Stack:SystemVerilogRTLARMX86CPU architecture

Company Brief

Intel
Designs and manufactures semiconductor chips, processors, and related hardware for PCs, data centers, networking, and embedded applications, while providing software and services to accelerate computing across industries globally.
Industry: Electronics Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States
Founded: 1968
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