Be part of the SoC Platform Validation team within Data Platforms Group!

The Sr. System Validation Engineer requires a broad understanding of CPU and system-level architecture. This job will present interesting challenges and drive knowledge of the latest CPU Intel architecture as the person will participate in their validation at a system level.

The focus of the validation in this role implies the verification and integration of server components across various customer HW/FW configurations. Additionally, validation will include simulation of customer environments with application workloads, use cases, platform level stress, and system-level performance. This job will demand driving a close interaction with Architecture, Design, and Silicon Validation teams to analyze requirements and improve product test content.

Key attributes and activities in this role include, but are not limited to:

• Lead debug of platform-level issues involving CPU flows and drive them to resolution.
• Validation pathfinding activities involving CPU core interoperability.
• Drive requirements to test cases, defining proper traceability.
• Be a voice and enforcer of the health and quality of the products.
• Drive key defects resolution, leading debug taskforces.
• Constantly improve testing coverage based on success criteria metrics and status.
• Planning, developing and executing Systems Engineering Best Practices.
• Engaging with architecture and various cross-team validation organizations to define test plans.
• Be a role model for the organization and junior engineers.

The ideal candidate should exhibit the following behavioral traits:

• Logical solving problem skills.
• Teamwork skills.
• Desire to participate and create a good working environment.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications are required to be initially considered for this position.

Requirements listed would be obtained through a combination of industry-relevant job experience, internship experiences and or school work/classes/research. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Candidate must possess a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related STEM field (documentation related to Bachelor's degree completion will be required).
• 1+ years of CPU hands-on debug experience.
• 3+ years of technical and debug experience with data center or client systems.
• 3+ years of system-level validation.
• 2+ years of operating systems and FW understanding experience.
• Advanced English skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master or Ph.D. degree in Digital Electronics design or similar.
• Experience in design or validation of any CPU architecture.
• Experience with scripting test cases for HW validation

Inside this Business Group

The Data Platforms Engineering and Architecture (DPEA) Group invents, designs & builds the world's most critical computing platforms which fuel Intel's most important business and solve the world's most fundamental problems. DPEA enables that data center which is the underpinning for every data-driven service, from artificial intelligence to 5G to high-performance computing, and DCG delivers the products and technologies—spanning software, processors, storage, I/O, and networking solutions—that fuel cloud, communications, enterprise, and government data centers around the world.

Work Model for this Role

This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site.