Senior Director - AI SoC

1 Month ago • 12 Years + • Research Development • $247,810 PA - $349,850 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Intel's CTO AI Group is seeking a visionary leader to head the SoC Architecture team for next-generation AI accelerators. This role involves shaping the architectural foundation, driving innovation, and ensuring performance excellence in AI SoCs. Key responsibilities include defining scalable micro-architectures for compute engines, memory hierarchies, and interconnects, establishing robust hardware-software interaction models, developing performance analysis tools, authoring documentation, collaborating with cross-functional teams, leading silicon validation, and building a high-performing architecture team. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and leadership skills, with experience managing engineers and scientists. Prior experience in SoC architecture and AI is essential.
Must have:
  • BS in EE or CS or related field
  • 12+ years of experience
  • 6+ years in SoC architecture
  • Background in AI
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Leadership experience managing a small team
Good to have:
  • Familiarity with modeling techniques (functional and performance)
Perks:
  • Competitive pay
  • Stock
  • Bonuses
  • Health benefits
  • Retirement benefits
  • Vacation

Job Details

Job Details:

Job Description: 

About the CTO AI Group

Intel’s CTO AI Group is at the forefront of Intel’s AI strategy. We shape the strategy, systems, software, and silicon to move AI from potential to performance. Our team reaches across the company to drive AI forward – joining an agile, innovation-first culture with Intel’s massive scale to deliver leading-edge breakthroughs, and solve real-world AI challenges. Together, we’re not just advancing AI — we're engineering it.

Overview:

We are seeking a visionary and technically adept leader to head the SoC Architecture team for our next-generation AI accelerator. This role is pivotal in shaping the architectural foundation of our AI SoCs, driving innovation, and ensuring performance excellence across compute, memory, and communication subsystems.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Architectural Definition: Design scalable high-level and low-level micro-architectures for AI accelerator SoCs, encompassing compute engines, memory hierarchies, and interconnects.
  • Hardware-Software Interface: Define robust hardware/software interaction models to support efficient programming and communication paradigms.
  • Modeling & Performance Analysis: Develop and maintain architectural models and performance analysis tools to validate functionality and optimize system performance.
  • Documentation: Author comprehensive documentation including architecture specifications, programming guides, and best practice manuals.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with software, systems, and SoC implementation teams to ensure architectural alignment with product requirements and delivery goals.
  • Silicon Validation: Lead post-silicon correlation efforts to ensure performance targets are achieved and validated against architectural models.
  • Team Leadership: Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing architecture team capable of delivering cutting-edge SoC designs on an annual cadence.

Additional Skills

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Leadership experience managing a small team of engineers and scientists

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

  • BS in electrical engineering or computer science or related field with 12+ years of experience  
  • 6+ years of experience in SoC architecture and background in AI

Preferred Qualifications

  • Familiarity with modeling techniques (functional and performance)

          

Job Type:

Experienced Hire

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location: 

US, California, Santa Clara

Additional Locations:

Business group:

The Network & Edge Group brings together our network connectivity and edge into a business unit chartered to drive technology end to end product leadership. It's leadership Ethernet, Switch, IPU, Photonics, Network and Edge portfolio is comprised of leadership products critically important to our customers.

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

This role is a Position of Trust. Should you accept this position, you must consent to and pass an extended Background Investigation, which is subject to country law, extended education, SEC sanctions, and additional criminal and civil checks. For internals, this investigation may or may not be completed prior to starting the position. For additional questions, please contact your Recruiter.

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:

https://intel.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/page/1025c144664a100150b4b1665c750003

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

$247,810.00-$349,850.00

Salary range dependent on a number of factors including location and experience.

Work Model for this Role

This role will require an on-site presence. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.

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