Performance Validation Architect

Job Description

You will be a part of the team driving Intels vision of the future of the Data Center with an emphasis on networking. We develop Solutions that help transform Data Platforms Group to an organization that powers the cloud and billions of smart, connected computing devices through application acceleration sockets and Smart NICs. We are seeking motivated Validation Architects experienced in comprehending data center and edge networking infrastructure, willing to be a part of the team that brings cutting-edge solutions to our end customers. You will be responsible for: Pathfinding validation solutions to ensure product quality and innovating new and better ways to validate and deliver full Networking Solutions through knowledge of use cases. Enabling the team with frameworks to simulate actual, or anticipated, customer workloads and relevant benchmarks Understanding and influencing product specifications, working closely with architects, design engineering, and validation teams to ensure performance and quality Defining validation strategies and methodologies Designing and implementing validation environments and capabilities to influence functional validation content Debugging complex systems in both pre- and post-silicon environments and managing customer requests Prior knowledge and experience in design verification, compatibility validation and stress testing is an added plus. Coordinating with management and partners to maintain schedulesQualificationsYou 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.Minimum Qualifications The candidate must have a Bachelor degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering and 15 plus years of experience or a Masters degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering and 12 plus years of experience in the industry. Experience understanding customer use cases to develop and execute projects in the datacenter and networking domain Knowledge of Platform architecture, IO protocols, topologies, benchmarks, workloads and software usage models for datacenter and networking products. - Experience with power, area and performance tradeoffs, performance measurement at system level, ability to interpret, analyze system level perf bottlenecks, exposure to tweak perf. knobs for optimum results. Ability to guide debug of complex platform, HW, SW, FW and environment issues with strong problem-solving skills coupled with a strong aptitude to learn and innovate Ability to scale end to end from architecture to hardware, software and system level usage models.- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of an agile and global team Positive role model and mentor to build strong validation expertisePreferred Qualifications Exhibit a solid understanding of datacenter hardware and software trends and solutions, including: Security, Storage (RDMA, NVMeoF) and Networking workloads (OVS, NFV) with associated SW stacks Familiarity with FPGA modeling and debug Ability to understand the newest technologies and apply them to real-life use cases. Ability to communicate crisply and clearly with empathy for the audience Experience working with customers in the design and deployment of automated large-scale data center networking solutions. Ability to innovate, communicate complex solutions, and assist partners and customer facing teams to deliver leading edge Smart NIC solutions,

Keyskills :
continuous improvement facilitationuse casesrole modeldata centerstress testingproblem solvingproduct qualitycomplex systemscustomer support