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Microarchitecture and Design Engineer - AI SoC

Intel

Location

Santa Clara, CA, Folsom, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/16/2026

Compensation

$164,470 - $311,890 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
Master's with 5+ Years of Experience
PhD with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202694.2% approval-88% YoY
💎 Strong sponsor

Job description

This role is focused on developing cutting-edge AI hardware within Intel's AI SoC organization. The team is dedicated to designing and manufacturing silicon products that enhance digital experiences for users worldwide. Candidates will leverage their technical expertise and problem-solving skills to contribute to next-generation technologies. This position offers abundant learning opportunities in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 9+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree, 6+ years with a Master's degree, or 5+ years with a PhD.
  • Expertise in microarchitecture, RTL design, coding, and simulation using SystemVerilog.
  • Strong knowledge of system-level design principles, including power, performance, and area optimization.
  • Demonstrated experience with timing/power convergence methodologies and tools.

Responsibilities

  • Develop logic design, RTL coding, and simulation for SoC designs.
  • Define and implement architecture and microarchitecture features for logic blocks.
  • Perform quality checks across RTL, timing, power, and design integrity to meet performance goals.
  • Optimize RTL logic to ensure compliance with power, performance, area, and timing targets.
  • Collaborate with IP providers to integrate and validate IPs at the SoC level.
  • Review and contribute to verification plans and ensure design features are comprehensively tested.
  • Identify and resolve RTL test failures to ensure feature correctness.
  • Employ secure development practices to address security objectives and threats in the design.
  • Drive quality assurance compliance for seamless IP and SoC handoff throughout the design flow.

Benefits

  • 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.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Intel Corp

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

74

FY2026

Approval rate

94.2%

FY2026

LCA certified

2,201

FY2026

Entry-level share

0.1%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-88%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-54%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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