AI Systems Performance and Simulation Engineer

Job Description: About the Role and Team The Intel DCG AISOC organization is developing high-performance accelerated AI platforms. Real-world inference performance, latency SLOs, and TCO are governed by full-system interplay: dynamic batching, distributed KV cache movement, scale-up fabrics, and heterogeneous host-accelerator memory hierarchies. We are seeking a highly motivated, versatile College Graduate who is a proactive self-starter, hands-on problem solver, and enthusiastic team player. In this role, you will work alongside senior architects to develop, calibrate, and execute simulations modeling next-generation AI hardware and software architectures.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Simulation Platform and Frontend Development

• Hands-on Feature Implementation: Write clean, modular, and performance-oriented Python or C++ code to implement core simulator features and hardware behavioral models.
• Web Frontend and Visualization: Develop lightweight Web Frontends and interactive dashboards to help users configure simulations and visualize complex performance metrics.
• Model Calibration: Benchmark and profile baseline AI hardware and serving engines (e.g., vLLM) to extract empirical performance data and calibrate simulator parameters.

1. Simulation Execution and Bottleneck Triage

• Trace Replay and Analysis: Run simulation sweeps to replay dynamic production traces (Agentic, multi-turn workloads) and proactively analyze logs to identify system bottlenecks.
• Documentation: Document simulation workflows, setup guides, and tool usage instructions clearly to empower stakeholders.

1. Collaboration and Communication

• Proactive Engagement: Reach out to senior architects and software teams to understand their requirements and translate feedback into simulator improvements.
• Global Synergy: Present findings and tool demos clearly in English, collaborating effectively as a supportive team player in a global engineering environment.

Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative field (Graduating in 2026/2027).
• Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in Python or C++, with basic web development skills.
• Systems Foundation: Solid academic understanding of computer architecture (memory hierarchies, caching, pipelining) and operating systems.

Soft Skills and Professional Attributes (Critical):

• Proactive and Self-Driven: Takes initiative to solve problems and explore unfamiliar domains without waiting for step-by-step instructions.
• Hands-on Mindset: Strong track record of learning by doing through personal coding projects, GitHub repositories, or academic labs.
• Communication and English: Excellent verbal and written English skills to document work and confidently collaborate with global teams daily.
• Team Player: Highly collaborative, receptive to feedback, and committed to sharing knowledge.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Simulation Experience: Academic projects or internships involving discrete-event simulators or performance modeling.
• Frontend and Visualization: Experience with web and plotting libraries.
• AI/LLM Basics: Familiarity with Transformer architectures or inference mechanics (batching, KV cache).

We're looking for highly motivated individuals eager to shape the future of artificial intelligence and make a meaningful impact through their work. Join us to collaborate with leading experts, expand your skills, and contribute to game-changing innovations in AI and data solutions.

This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.

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