Full-Time

CPU Architecture Engineer

Posted on 5/9/2026

Intel

Intel

10,001+ employees

Pioneers microprocessors, CPUs for PCs

Compensation Overview

$122.4k - $172.9k/yr

+ Stock bonuses

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Austin, TX, USA

Hybrid

Category
Hardware Engineering (1)
Required Skills
C/C++
Requirements
  • The candidate must have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Electronics and Communications Engineering, or related computing discipline and 2+ years of related experience, or a Master's in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Electronics and Communications Engineering, or related computing discipline, and 6+ months of related experience listed below.
  • High performance micro-architecture techniques and research experience.
  • CPU architecture and micro-architecture simulators, tracing technologies, and performance analysis experience.
  • 6+ months experience or coursework with C++.
Responsibilities
  • Develops and drives end-to-end CPU architecture specifications for highly optimized, modular, and scalable CPU based on hardware features, requirements, and interoperability of hardware and software throughout the product life cycle.
  • Understands the CPU requirements and defines targets (performance, power, frequency, and area) and content (features) that meet the requirements.
  • Evaluates feasibility trade-offs, explores, and defines new approaches and novel architectures for CPU.
  • Invents, conceptualizes, and specifies architectural and microarchitecture features to deliver optimized CPU requirements for multiple segments from high performance computing to extreme low-power products.
  • Models CPU performance and power, analyzes the bottlenecks of current CPUs on workloads that reflect CPU future usage.
  • Develops tests, test plans, and testing infrastructure for new architectures/features for CPU, performs functional modeling simulations, and conducts analysis of test results using advanced statistics and data predictions for benchmarking performance and determining areas for improvement.
  • Provides experimental/proof-of-concept changes for proposing design alternatives meeting performance, power, area, and timing constraints.
  • Collaborates with architects, design, verification, and validation engineers during the execution of the project.
  • Delivers definition of new microarchitecture and finds mitigations for issues that arise during feature implementation to improve the overall design of CPU and overcome bottlenecks and constraints.
Desired Qualifications
  • PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Electronics and Communications Engineering, or related discipline.
  • Internship or experience in a CPU design or verification role.
  • Advanced skills with Object Oriented Programming (C++/STL)

Intel designs and manufactures semiconductor chips, with a focus on microprocessors for personal computers, servers, and other devices. Its core product is the CPU on a single silicon chip, which executes instructions, handles arithmetic and logic operations, and coordinates the work of other computer components. Intel originated in memory chips but shifted decisively to microprocessors in the 1980s, becoming a central supplier for the PC era after the IBM partnership and its famous x86 processor line. This shift, large-scale manufacturing, and close ties with computer makers set Intel apart from competitors who remained focused on memory or other components. The company aims to power computing by delivering high-performance, energy-efficient silicon solutions that drive a wide range of computing devices and applications.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Santa Clara, California

Founded

1999

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What believers are saying

  • Apple agrees to manufacture chips on Intel 18A, reducing TSMC reliance.
  • Data center AI revenue surges 22% to $5.1B in Q1 2026.
  • OpenAI MRC partnership accelerates Intel's AI supercomputer networking role.

What critics are saying

  • $3.9B Mobileye impairment causes $3.7B Q1 2026 GAAP loss.
  • Gross margins drop from 41% to 39% in Q2 2026 on 18A costs.
  • AMD's EPYC erodes Intel x86 share as server CPU market hits $120B by 2030.

What makes Intel unique

  • Intel Foundry's 18A node enters production with yields exceeding targets.
  • Nova Lake CPUs launch H2 2026 with 52 cores and 288MB cache.
  • Intel Capital invests $20B in Cloud, Devices, Frontier, Silicon domains.

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