The Senior SoC Network Subsystem Architect role at Intel's CEG NAG team focuses on defining high-performance network subsystems for next-generation IPU/DPU platforms. This position involves designing scalable and programmable networking pipelines to support hyperscale and cloud data center workloads. The architect will lead the end-to-end Network Subsystem architecture, collaborating across various teams to ensure alignment and technical direction. This role requires deep technical expertise and strong leadership skills to drive architectural decisions and influence cross-team collaboration.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree with 7+ years of experience.
• 7+ years of experience in networking ASIC/SoC/IPU/DPU architecture.
• Experience in high-speed packet processing pipelines.
• Experience in system-level architecture tradeoffs.
• Ability to define and deliver architecture for large-scale data center networking systems.

• Own end-to-end NSS architecture, including packet processing pipelines, protocol engines, and interface datapaths.
• Architect high-performance packet pipelines supporting hundreds of millions of packets/sec throughput and processing flows.
• Drive architectural direction for programmable vs. fixed-function pipeline balance and future extensibility.
• Specify network subsystem pipeline scaling strategies and define multi-generation NSS architecture roadmap.
• Lead design decisions for pipeline partitioning, feature scalability, and backward compatibility.
• Architect advanced scheduling frameworks for traffic management.
• Define QoS models to support multi-tenant workloads, virtualization, and service chaining.
• Define architecture for telemetry, performance counters, and real-time observability of pipeline behavior.
• Collaborate across SoC, compute, memory, SW/FW, validation, and customer teams to drive architecture closure.
• Interface with external customers to translate workload requirements into NSS architecture decisions.

• Intel offers a comprehensive benefits package including competitive pay, stock programs, healthcare coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, parental leave, and programs supporting employee wellbeing and professional development.