Operations Research Engineer - Arizona, Phoenix, United States
$149,600 - $211,200 USD yearly
Originally posted 13 August 2026 by the employer.
This role is part of Intel's Factory Automation organization.
About the role
As an Operations Research Engineer, you will apply expertise in software development and modeling to solve engineering challenges. Your contributions will drive advancements in technology and shape long-term solutions for Intel's Factory Automation organization.
What you'll do
- Perform modeling analyses to develop solutions to advance Intel's Manufacturing roadmap. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams and industry partners to address critical technology challenges. - Create prototypes and proof-of-concepts to validate ideas and explore new software methodologies and hardware capabilities. - Utilize programming languages and software modeling techniques to solve complex engineering problems. - Apply statistical data analysis and characterization tools to appropriately interpret modeling results and to enhance problem-solving capabilities. - Understand numerical issues (scaling, tolerances, infeasibility, warm starts) and modeling tradeoffs: accuracy vs speed, and model decomposition approaches.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Systems, Operations Research Engineering or equivalent with 4+ years of hands-on experience in software development, modeling, or a Master's degree with 2+ years of experience. - Strong understanding of software modeling and discrete event simulation modeling. - Expertise in factory physics, manufacturing science, and stochastic systems. - Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and SQL. - Experience with statistical data analysis tools including JMP and Excel.
Nice to have
- Discrete event simulation tools such as Automod or FlexSim.
Skills: software modeling, discrete event simulation, factory automation, manufacturing roadmap, statistical data analysis
This role has been open 65 days — well above the 44-day median for Software Engineering Semiconductor roles.
Software Engineering Semiconductor · AI EDA Design
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Open roles in category
112
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Median days open
44 d
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Median salary
$200k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Intel Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (112 roles · 32 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 112 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 204 | 6114 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 53 d | 44 d (+9 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $200k |
Skills observed across this category: software modeling, discrete event simulation, factory automation, manufacturing roadmap, statistical data analysis
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 14 open roles · median 56 d
- KLA Corporation · 13 open roles · median 29 d
- Micron Technology · 13 open roles · median 37 d
- Lam Research · 8 open roles · median 21 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 7 open roles · median 19 d
- NVIDIA · 7 open roles · median 163 d
How we counted: 112 open Software Engineering Semiconductor (AI EDA Design) roles from 32 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.