Diagnostics Firmware Engineer

Job Details: Job Description: Build the Future of AI and GPU Computing Are you passionate about computer graphics, artificial intelligence, and solving complex hardware–software challenges? Join Intel’s Data Center Group and work with leading engineers, customers, and design partners to enable the next generation of discrete GPU and AI products. We are seeking a Software Development Engineer with expertise in diagnostics, platform software, and AI workloads. You will design software used for silicon and board bring-up, hardware validation, system integration, manufacturing, benchmarking, and product optimization. Your work may span firmware, device drivers, operating systems, middleware, frameworks, algorithms, applications, and supporting tools. What You Will Do Design, develop, integrate, and validate diagnostic and AI software for Intel GPU and data center AI products. Build board-level and system-level diagnostics for silicon bring-up, hardware validation, system integration, manufacturing, and customer enablement. Create capabilities ranging from low-level hardware access to full-feature stress, performance, and functional testing. Collaborate early with silicon, board, system, firmware, driver, validation, and customers to define diagnostic requirements and strategy. Own the full software lifecycle, including definition, architecture, development and maintenance. Develop and optimize AI workloads, benchmarks, simulations, and reference software to support power, performance, and architecture analysis. Debug complex system-wide issues involving interactions between hardware and software. Develop tools and infrastructure that improve profiling, optimization, productization, and engineering efficiency. Partner with internal and external stakeholders to deliver integrated, production-ready solutions. Drive innovative approaches that make Intel’s AI and GPU diagnostics best in class. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field with 4+ years of relevant experience; or a master’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience; or a PhD. Strong programming skills in C, C++, and Python. Experience developing platform software, firmware, device drivers, diagnostics, or other low-level software. Solid understanding of software development practices, including design, debugging, testing, validation, and optimization. Strong knowledge of hardware and software engineering concepts, diagnostic test methods, and debug techniques. Ability to solve complex problems that span hardware, firmware, drivers, and applications. Clear communication, sound decision-making, and effective collaboration across global, cross-functional teams. Preferred Qualifications Hands-on experience developing diagnostic software for GPU, AI accelerator, data center, or other complex compute products.