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Systems Research Engineer/Scientist

at Intel

📍 US, Oregon, Hillsboro Hybrid 💰 $122K – $232K USD / year Posted April 02, 2026
Salary $122K – $232K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 2+ years (MS) or 4+ years (Bachelor's)
Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, or related computing discipline
Category Software Engineering

Intel seeks a senior systems research engineer/scientist to prototype and evaluate system architectures for AI workloads, develop performance tools, and influence the roadmap for next-generation data-center products.

  • Prototype workloads
  • Characterize workloads
  • Develop performance assessment tools
  • Collaborate to identify system enhancements
  • Influence architectural decisions

Role focuses on advanced system software, architecture modeling, and performance benchmarking across Linux-based environments, with exposure to AI frameworks and GPU profiling tools.

The ideal candidate is a senior systems research engineer with a strong background in computer architecture, system software, and AI workloads who can prototype and benchmark future Intel products while influencing architectural decisions.

Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceElectrical Engineering & Computer ScienceElectrical & Computer Engineeringor related computing discipline with 4+ years of related experienceMS in Computer ScienceElectrical Engineering & Computer ScienceElectrical & Computer Engineeringor related computing discipline with 2+ years of related experienceExperience in computer architecture and Intel platform architectureKnowledge of and hands-on experience with system software (e.g.OS/VMM memory managementschedulingkernel/driver architectures)Experience with scripting languages such as Python/Perl/PowerShell/shell and programming languages such as C/C++Experience with Linux installation/configurationExperience in performance benchmarking
PhD in Computer ScienceElectrical Engineering & Computer ScienceElectrical & Computer Engineeringor related computing disciplineExperience configuring/using VMMs/containers and/or corresponding orchestration toolsExperience in modeling and analysis (including AI inference or training)Experience with hardware and software performance monitoring resources (e.g.EMONVTunePerfsysstat)Experience with AI/ML frameworks and libraries (e.g.PyTorchCUDAvLLMTritonNCCLoneCCLoneAPI)Experience with GPU performance profiling (e.g.UnitraceNsightOmnitrace)Experience with high-performance and cloud-native architectures and technologies (MPIDPDK/SPDKmicro-servicescontainersprotobufgRPC)Background in data science methods and tools (e.g.PandasRMATLAB)Experience with automation frameworks and tools
PythonPerlPowerShellShellCC++LinuxVTunePerfsysstatEMONUnitraceNsightOmnitraceMPIDPDKSPDKprotobufgRPCPandasRMATLAB
PythonPerlPowerShellShell scriptingCC++LinuxOS/VMM memory managementschedulingkernel/driver architecturesLinux installation/configurationperformance benchmarkingPyTorchCUDAvLLMTritonNCCLoneCCLoneAPIMPIDPDKSPDKprotobufgRPCPandasRMATLABUnitraceNsightOmnitraceautomation frameworks and tools
PythonPerlPowerShellShell scriptingCC++LinuxOS/VMM memory managementschedulingkernel/driver architecturesperformance benchmarkingIntel platform architecturePyTorchCUDAvLLMTritonNCCLoneccloneAPIMPIDPDKSPDKprotobufgRPCPandasRMATLABUnitraceNsightOmnitraceautomation frameworks and tools
communicationproblem-solvingteamworkanalytical thinkingpresentation of complex conceptsleadership

Preferred

PhD in Computer ScienceElectrical Engineering & Computer ScienceElectrical & Computer Engineeringor related computing discipline
Industry Manufacturing
Job Function research, prototype, and analyze system performance for AI workloads on Intel platforms
Role Subtype eda tooling software engineer
Tech Domains Linux, Python
systems research engineer/scientistinteloregonhillsborohybridos/vmm memory managementschedulingkernel/driver architecturespythonperlpowershellshell scriptingcc++linuxlinux installation/configurationperformance benchmarkingintel platform architecturepytorchcudavllmtritonnccloneccloneapimpidpdkspdkprotobufgrpcpandasrmatlabunitracensightomnitraceautomation frameworks and toolsai inferenceai trainingpdksprocess design kitscalibreicvpegasussvrf/tvfcadence virtuososynopsys custom designer

Bachelor's or higher in a related field with required years, Legal work authorization in the US, Experience with Linux and performance benchmarking

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