System Software Engineer (Power and Thermal) (Temporary position)

Job Description

We are looking for someone who is passionate working hands-on technically with internal and external teams to deliver impactful Fleet and Scale software that are in high demand by our Data Center customers.

Please consider this is a Temporary position (1 year).

As a System Software Engineer, you will:

• Play an integral role in developing cutting-edge Customer Fleet Health software capabilities for Intel Server products.
• Be tasked with the development and maintenance of platform full-stack power and thermal stress and power telemetry software.
• Be part of a team chartered to build Customer Fleet and Scale Capabilities for Data Center/Server customers to enable on-time high-quality launches of Intel Server programs, as well as in-Fleet product experience.
• Participate in the software development, validation, and debug of power and thermal capabilities and will closely collaborate with hardware engineering, power design engineering, and platform validation throughout the entire server program development cycle.
• Tackle complex, data center-scale problems, providing crucial insights and solutions to influence customer debugging, validation processes, and overall program strategies, ensuring Intel maintains its edge in delivering superior server solutions.

Your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Develop and maintain power diagnostic and thermal analysis Software to ensure optimal Intel Server performance.
• Define, develop, and drive critical power and thermal stress workloads across platforms and software.
• Develop, measure, analyze, and debug workloads to identify and mitigate power and performance gaps.
• Extend system-level power delivery workload capabilities, including power-up and down analysis.
• Collaborate with internal customer-focused teams to replicate and debug power and thermal issues; provide impact assessment of functional bugs on performance; work with IP, SoC, and software engineering teams to enable continuous improvement in platform engineering methodologies.
• Collaborate with internal customer-focused teams to integrate Software libraries or ingredients into existing Software programs or tools.
• Develop innovative power and thermal solutions for various workloads to optimize stress workloads to support TDP/nTDP, power states such as Pmax, and Turbo Check.
• Drive and develop stress workloads across High-Speed Link I/O, targeting UPI links between processors, the memory links (DDR), and PCIe/CXL links. Screen and stress memory subsystems of the platform.
• Fine-tune register settings, improve software data path flows, and drive telemetry analysis.
• Perform platform-level debug to identify root causes and resolve all functional and triage failures for power and thermal issues.

The ideal candidate should exhibit the following behavioral traits:

• Advanced results-oriented skills.
• Willing to keep learning and working in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications, you must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position:

• Candidate must possess a Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computers Engineering or equivalent degree.

• 5+ years of experience in at least two of the following:
  • hardware validation or hardware test development experience using programming languages.
  • in C/C++ and/or Python programming and debugging, including object-oriented design.
  • multithreaded programming techniques.

• Advanced English level.
• Must have a permanent unrestricted right to work in Costa Rica (it is not eligible for employment-based visa/immigration sponsorship).

Inside this Business Group

The Data Center & Artificial Intelligence Group (DCAI) is at the heart of Intel’s transformation from a PC company to a company that runs the cloud and billions of smart, connected computing devices. The data center 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.

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.

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.

Working Model

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.