Senior CPU Microcode Design Engineer

Job Details : Job Description :

The E-core Microcode Team at Intel is seeking a highly skilled CPU Microcode Design Engineer to join our processor development team. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing microcode for high-performance CPU architectures, ensuring efficient instruction execution and optimal processor performance.

Key Responsibilities

Microcode Development

Design and implement microcode for complex instruction sets (x86 or proprietary architectures).

Analyzing existing developed code, understanding and gathering new requirements, developing new algorithms or changes required, documenting for review and communication, creating and negotiating a development plan, writing the code, and debugging that code for functionality and performance requirements.

Interacting and communicating with Architecture, Logic design, and Validation teams to achieve their coding goals.

Supporting this code through tape-in and future steppings, either through patching or code rewrites.

Being a member of the Microcode team, candidate will also be reviewing others' code and helping to improve group productivity and accuracy.

Architecture & Design

Defining and developing innovative Architecture and Microarchitecture for Intel's next generation E-core Microprocessor.

Collaborate with CPU architects to understand instruction set requirements and performance targets.

Analyze instruction execution flows and optimize microcode for performance, power, and area efficiency.

Design microcode control structures and sequencing logic.

Participate in microarchitecture definition and specification reviews.

Verification & Testing

Develop comprehensive test plans and verification strategies for microcode functionality.

Create and execute microcode test cases using simulation environments.

Debug microcode issues using advanced debugging tools and methodologies.

Collaborate with validation teams to ensure proper microcode coverage in silicon testing.

Optimization & Performance

Profile and analyze microcode performance using performance monitoring tools.

Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in instruction execution paths.

Optimize microcode for specific workloads and benchmark requirements.

Implement power management features within microcode constraints.

Qualifications :

You must possess the below minimum education requirements and minimum required qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Relevant experience can be obtained through schoolwork, classes, project work, and internships experience. Additional preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or in a STEM related field of study.

5+ years of experience in CPU microcode development or processor design.

2+ years' experience with firmware development in C or C++.

1+ years' experience or education in Computer Architecture and / or Micro Architecture techniques.

1+ years' experience with logic design using Verilog and debug using industry standard tools.

Preferred Qualifications

Post Graduate degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or in a STEM related field of study.

Experience simulator development using C++.

Experience in logic design using Verilog and debug using industry standard tools.

Experience with CPU architecture / assembly (i.e. Intel x86, AMD, ARM Cortex, etc.).

Job Type : Experienced Hire

Shift :

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location : US, Texas, Austin

Additional Locations :

Business group :

The Client Computing Group (CCG) is responsible for driving business strategy and product development for Intel's PC products and platforms, spanning form factors such as notebooks, desktops, 2 in 1s, all in ones. Working with our partners across the industry, we intend to deliver purposeful computing experiences that unlock people's potential - allowing each person use our products to focus, create and connect in ways that matter most to them.

Posting Statement :

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Position of Trust

N / A

Benefits :

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock, bonuses, as well as, benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find more information about all of our Amazing Benefits here :

Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US :

$139,710.00-262,680.00 USD

The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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.

• Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.