Cpu Power Optimization Engineer

Intel Intel · Semiconductors · Texas, Austin, United States +1

This role focuses on power analysis and low-power optimization for Intel CPUs, driving efforts across architecture and RTL, identifying opportunities to reduce dynamic and leakage power, and developing/enhancing power analysis and optimization methodologies.

What you'd actually do

  1. Drive power optimization efforts across architecture and RTL
  2. Identify opportunities to reduce dynamic and leakage power
  3. Propose and guide implementation of low-power RTL changes
  4. Conduct feature‑ and workload‑based power analysis
  5. Close gaps between measured and targeted power on CPUs in development

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical/computer engineering, computer science or related field with 4+ years of experience, OR Master's degree with 3+ years of experience, OR PhD with 1+ years of experience
  • Low-power CPU design
  • Dynamic and leakage power estimation and reduction at architecture, RTL, block synthesis, or circuit level
  • RTL design and RTL-level power optimization strategies

Nice to have

  • Proficiency with industry‑standard power estimation tools
  • Scripting/automation skills
  • Good understanding of CPU architecture and SoC‑level power behavior
  • Experience driving RTL-level power optimization in collaboration with design teams
  • Familiarity with Intel CPU architectures

What the JD emphasized

  • power optimization
  • low-power RTL changes
  • power analysis and optimization methodologies