GPU Validation Engineer

Job Details:

Job Description:

The Role and Impact
The GPU Validation Engineer plays a critical role in ensuring Intel's GPUs perform at their peak potential and deliver exceptional user experiences. As part of the graphics validation team, you will contribute to defining, developing, and executing functional validation methodologies for Intel's cutting-edge GPUs. Your work will directly impact the quality and performance of Intel's GPU products, driving innovation for media, display, and system-level features that power modern computing experiences. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate across teams to troubleshoot, optimize designs, and enhance validation strategies, helping Intel maintain its leadership in the GPU industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute GPU functional validation plans to ensure product performance, power, and area goals are met.

• Perform silicon debug and execute tests to identify root causes and resolve GPU-related issues.

• Apply hardware and software tools and techniques to validate GPU features and interactions.

• Develop post-silicon validation infrastructure, including performance monitors, behavioral checkers, and state space coverage tools.

• Collaborate with architecture, design, verification, board, platform, and manufacturing teams to optimize validation methodologies and improve test strategies.

• Review proposed design changes to assess their impact on validation plans and timelines.

• Publish comprehensive GPU validation reports, summarizing activities, results, and findings, and communicate with relevant teams.

• Test and validate interactions between GPU features using a robust validation infrastructure.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications are required 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. Requirements listed would be obtained through a combination of industry relevant job experience, internship experiences and or schoolwork/classes/research.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a STEM related field or a Master’s degree in a related field with no prior experience required.

Experience should include the following:

• GPU validation

• Strong technical expertise in GPU architecture and system-level interactions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related disciplines.

• GPU debug process experience

• Familiarity with post-silicon validation infrastructure and test environment development.

• Experience with silicon debug, troubleshooting, and failure analysis methodologies.

• Proven ability to communicate findings effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

We invite you to apply and be part of Intel's mission to create world-changing technology that enriches the lives of every person on Earth.

          

Job Type:

College Grad

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location:

US, California, Folsom

Additional Locations:

US, California, Santa Clara

Business group:

At the Data Center Group (DCG), we're committed to delivering exceptional products and delighting our customers. We offer both broad-market Xeon-based solutions and custom x86-based products, ensuring tailored innovation for diverse needs across general-purpose compute, web services, HPC, and AI-accelerated systems. Our charter encompasses defining business strategy and roadmaps, product management, developing ecosystems and business opportunities, delivering strong financial performance, and reinvigorating x86 leadership. Join us as we transform the data center segment through workload driven leadership products and close collaboration with our partners.

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

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Benefits

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find out more about the benefits of working at Intel.

 

 

Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $105,650.00-172,860.00 USD

 

 

The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

 

 

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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