Intel is seeking an experienced Supercomputing Platform Architect to contribute to the development of next-generation System and Platform architectures for HPC and AI applications.  This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of pathfinding system and platform architects tackling innovative architectures and technologies in pursuit of zettascale computing. This project is very aspirational - a grand challenge that is unifying research agencies, academia, and industry in pursuit of converging HPC, data analytics, and AI.

Responsibilities Include, but are not limited to the following:

• Defining the architecture specifications of the next-generation supercomputing platforms* Influencing the shaping of future Intel products by significantly contributing to the architecture used across multiple design families

• Providing multilayered technical expertise and innovative ideas for the next generation systems and platforms supporting supercomputing applications

• Understanding features from existing documentation and discussions with technical leaders across all aspects of system hardware and software

• Solid understanding of power and thermo-mechanical technologies at the board level

• Partnering with engineering and validation teams to enable developing and delivering these platforms

Behavioral Attributes That Ensure Success:

• An innovative mindset to produce architectural ideas, conducting, and/or leading research tasks from incubation, and planning to completion

• Excellent analytical, organizational and communication skills for preparing data, giving presentations and/or providing written reports to large groups or customers

• Motivated, self-directed, and capable to work effectively both independently and as part of a globally distributed team

• Strong interpersonal and influencing capabilities

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience:

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position.  Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates:

A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering, Hardware and Software development, or any other directly related discipline and 9+ years of experience, in one or more of the following:

• System and platform level architecture, management, telemetry, and test methodologies

• Development of system and platform hardware innovations and specifications supporting new systems and platforms

• Successful development of large, complex board reference designs used in productized platforms

• Define requirements with customer engineering and product design

• Open compute Program (OCP) specifications and requirements

Preferred Qualifications and Experience:

• PhD in Computer Science / Engineering, Hardware and Software Development or any other directly related discipline and 5+ years of experience

• Master's in Computer Science / Engineering, Hardware and Software Development or any other directly related discipline and 7+ years of experience

• Architectural knowledge of supercomputing system architectures

• System memory standards and protocols, DDR4/5, LPDDR4/5, HBM2/3

• Networking concepts like Ethernet and high-end fabrics (InfiniBand, Slingshot, BXI)

The focus of Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics (AXG) is to accelerate our execution in strategic growth areas of high-performance computing and graphics. AXG is chartered with delivering high performance computing and graphics solutions (IP, Software, Systems), for both integrated and discrete segments across client, enterprise and data center.  Our mission is to make zeta-scale computing accessible to every human on the planet by the end of this decade and to entertain, educate and connect billions of people with buttery smooth visual experiences.

Position of Trust

This role is a Position of Trust. Should you accept this position, you must consent to and pass an extended Background Investigation, which includes (subject to country law), extended education, SEC sanctions, and additional criminal and civil checks. For internals, this investigation may or may not be completed prior to starting the position. For additional questions, please contact your Recruiter....

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.

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