Job Description

This job posting is to recruit exceptional talent into one of the most unique jobs that exists in the microelectronics industry as a business development lead with strong technical acumen gained from experience as a technologist. This role will develop and execute a complex engagement strategy connecting Research and Development pillars across the entire breadth of Intel Corporation to Government agencies of the USA and strategic allies. Successful applicants will be involved with state-of-the-art Research and Development across the entire ecosystem, while focusing on how to solve agency problems in the best way possible at any scale for a solution delivered at any point in time. These solutions will be developed in partnership with customers who build solutions to Government challenges from healthcare to large-scale AI platforms and more.

Background on Intel Federal and Intel Government Technologies: Intel Federal LLC (IFL) d.b.a Intel Government Technologies (IGT) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation responsible for managing Intel's business and regulatory compliance with Governments worldwide. Intel Government Technologies (IGT) is the expanded activity that represents a profit-and-loss center at the Intel Corporate level that uniquely ensures compliance and regulatory aspects for IFL, including the generation of market specific products, focused Research and Development activities, and deep engagements with sponsoring Government partners. IGT develops and executes programs of mutual benefit to Government Sponsors, market Customers, and Intel's long-term strategic objectives. In IGT, we collaborate across all of Intel: Sales and Marketing, Government Affairs, Intel Product Business Units (client, datacenter, networking, edge, FPGAs), Intel Foundry (silicon, packaging, materials), as well as the Research and Development, Communications, Legal, and Strategy teams at the corporate level. Intel Government Technologies has multiple groups, this job posting specifically focuses on the advanced Research and Development portion. The Research and Development team has only one goal - to be the premiere microelectronics Research and Development partner for all US and Allied Governments driving customer mission successes aligned to Intel objectives..

Specific Job Description:

Research and Development Business Development Lead to work with the Research and Development Strategic Pillar Leads. These Pillar Leads will be chartered with connecting Intel's technology know-how and leadership with the unique needs of the Government. The collective Research and Development team will drive new and sustained project growth primarily across Intel's entire Research and Development operations, but will also spillover and engage with Products, Foundry, and Strategy. The business development lead will be the glue between the technical Pillar leads and our sponsoring Government agencies and ultimately the end customer. The Research and Development leads will intermittently be present in the DC area, and the business development leads will be a source of continuity to ensure Research and Development efforts are constantly moving forward.

If you are a successful applicant, this is what would be expected.

Working with the Research and Development pillar technical leaders to connect and engage with key Government agency sponsors on specific Research and Development topical issues.Working across all our targeted Government agency activities, help open doors for Research and Development pillar leads and facilitate identifying the strategic imperatives for each agencies future platform requirements based on their anticipated future challenges, profiles, and concerns. Supporting efforts to attract and realize funding for aligned technology Research and Development where there is a strong overlap between Government agency strategic goals and Intel's strategic Research and Development objectives in partnership with the Research and Development pillar leads.Establishing and retaining consistent approaches and methodologies to engage, evaluate, and define the value of Government opportunities based on technical, financial, and strategic factors.Enabling novel and creative use of Intel's Foundry services to meet Government mission needs.Deploying strategies/processes to increase effectiveness and efficiency across IGT, Intel, and our government partner agencies.Developing opportunities to increase Intel technology adoption and transition to Government use-cases, where logical and in the best interests of all parties.Share developments and learnings continuously with Research and Development team peers and the broader IGT organization, as appropriate.Capturing, logging, and annotating business development activities in Salesforce and other Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools.Enforcing strict Need to Know (NTK) rules to manage information control.Mentoring, coaching, and preparing the next generation of technologists to better understand Government sector operations and engagement and resulting impacts to Intel's Research and Development and manufacturing approaches and prepare initial recommendations for a business case to drive solutions.

In addition to the focus on driving adoption and growth of Intel's technology pipeline to meet Government needs, you will partner with other sales and marketing teams across Intel and the Government to drive and maintain a comprehensive view of technical interests. This will include:

Partnering with Account Executives to ensure one synchronized voice and vision from the Research and Development team across all Government sector activities.Identifying adjacent opportunities to current activities for developing new Research and Development programs or transitioning current Research and Development technology into next-generation products.Influencing external and internal technology decisions to improve the potential for Intel technology adoption into Government systems, current and future.Supporting the development and maintenance of a multi-year optimization strategy spanning all of Intel's technology interests, specifically for Government use-cases.

Lastly, you will engage and support other technical leaders within IGT, the related Sales organization, as well as Global Government Affairs to preposition and help ensure an aligned approach between technology and funding sources.

Responsibilities include:

Informing Government Affairs lobbying efforts. Informing Sales' collateral development and 'option engineering.Recommending approaches to balance and allocate engineering expertise and resources to maximize benefit to Intel and the Government.This role requires a collaborative leadership and influencing approach.The ideal candidate must be capable of influencing a broad set of internal and external stakeholders across all levels from senior technologist individual contributors to senior executives, both within Intel and across the Government.This is a highly cross-functional and matrixed role which requires extensive technical breadth, creativity, and curiosity as well as the ability to understand and appreciate business environments and constraints.A keen customer-first mindset to deliver for Intel and the Government is required.A strong desire to work in and collaboratively maintain a strongly positive workforce environment is culture is essential to success.Candidates must have experience driving cross-organizational projects and strategies, excellent written and oral communications skills, and a good understanding of Intel's technology and/or of the Government's operational needs, with a keen and rapid interest in learning the other.Experience working within the Government ecosystem is critical.This job has travel expectations.You are required to be based out of the Washington, DC Metro area.You will be expected to travel domestically.You may also be expected to make international trips periodically. It is not uncommon for this travel to be required on relatively short notice.
Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

US Citizenship is required

Ability to obtain a US government Security Clearance

The candidate must have either:

1) a recognized degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field that developed that knowledge (and can be tested) which meets one of the requirements below for technical degrees with business acumen; or
2) a recognized degree in business or economics area, or a closely related field, and has developed a deep technical knowledge that can be tested through additional coursework, degrees, or experience for non-technical degrees.For non-technical degrees, the minimum qualifications are:

For technical degrees, the minimum qualifications are:

Bachelor's degree and 15+ years of relevant experience.Master's Degree and 12+ years of relevant experience.PhD and 10+ years of relevant experience.6+ years of working in a sales or business development role with a track record of success.

For non degrees in business or economics area:

Bachelor's degree and 15+ years of relevant experienceMaster's Degree and 12+ years of relevant experiencePhD and 10+ years of relevant experience6+ years of working in a deeply technical engineering development role with a track record of success for all candidates, additional requirements include:Must be someone with a track record of driving results, executing tasks/assignments quickly and efficiently.
Inside this Business Group
Intel's Sales and Marketing (SMG) organization works with global customers and partners to solve critical business problems with Intel based technology solutions. SMG works across business units to amplify the customer voice and deliver solutions that accelerate their business. We work across numerous industries, including retail, enterprise and government, cloud services and healthcare as examples. The operations team focuses on forecasting, driving alignment with factory production and delivering efficiency tools and our marketing capability drives demand and localized marketing in locations around the globe. Our sales force navigates a complex partner and customer ecosystem while shaping product roadmaps, driving value for our customers, and collaborating to harness emerging technology trends to deliver comprehensive solutions.


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.
Benefits
We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock, bonuses, as well as, benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find more information about all of our Amazing Benefits here.



Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US $349,100.00-$492,850.00
*Salary range dependent on a number of factors including location and experience


Working Model
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.

Position of Trust
This role is a Position of Trust. Should you accept this position, you must consent to and pass an extended Background Investigation, which includes (subject to country law), extended education, SEC sanctions, and additional criminal and civil checks. For internals, this investigation may or may not be completed prior to starting the position. For additional questions, please contact your Recruiter.