Job Details:

Job Description: 

The Role and Impact

As a Central Execution Platform Enabling, you will play a key role in ensuring the readiness, quality, and reliability of Intel’s next-generation platforms, including CPUs, chipsets, and boards. You will focus on platform bring-up and sustainment activities, including platform setup, maintenance, rework, BKC deployments, and board failure triage to support post-silicon validation efforts. Your contributions will directly impact Intel's ability to deliver high-quality products across Client mobile market segments.

Business Group

The Functional Validation team belongs to Intel Corporation and is chartered to perform post-silicon validation of cutting-edge Client AI PC SoCs and platforms. This team is dedicated to ensuring the functionality of SoC hardware features in real-world environments while supporting Intel’s broader goals of innovation and product excellence. With a strong focus on quality and reliability, the team is instrumental in driving Intel’s success in delivering reliable solutions to its global customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform platform setup and configuration to support validation readiness and testing activities.
• Execute platform maintenance activities to ensure systems remain operational, stable, and available for engineering use.
• Perform hardware rework activities, including component replacement, modification, and board-level updates in accordance with engineering requirements.
• Support BKC (Best Known Configuration) deployments, updates, and validation readiness activities across hardware and software environments.
• Conduct platform failure triage by identifying, isolating, documenting, and escalating hardware and system issues to the appropriate engineering teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support platform readiness, issue tracking, and resolution workflows.
• Manage platform inventory, hardware assets, and lab resources to ensure efficient utilization and availability.
• Drive continuous improvement in platform management processes, maintenance procedures, and operational efficiency.
• Work with hardware lab equipment and tools to support platform bring-up, validation readiness, and issue investigation activities.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with 1-3 years of hands-on experience in hardware platforms, system integration, lab operations, or related technical areas, with demonstrated skills gained through prior professional experience.
• Fundamental knowledge of SoC platform architectures, BKC ingredients and hardware setup.
• Basic scripting or programming knowledge for  Platform/HW automation and operational efficiency improvements.
• Experience with system-level hardware and firmware environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with hardware lab equipment, board-level rework processes, platform maintenance activities, and BKC deployment workflows.
• Experience in platform setup, system integration, or lab operations supporting SoC development and validation.
• Passion for problem-solving and continuous improvement, with a drive to enhance platform readiness and operational excellence.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to coordinate platform/HW matters across multiple engineering teams and stakeholders effectively.

Join us and be part of a team that is shaping the future of technology. Your contributions will directly impact the quality and reliability of Intel products, empowering innovation across global markets.

          

Job Type:

Experienced Hire

Shift:

Shift 1 (Malaysia)

Primary Location: 

Malaysia, Penang

Additional Locations:

Posting Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Position of Trust

N/A

Work Model for this Role

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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