Job Details:

Job Description: 

Intel's Silicon Engineering Group seeks a Senior CPU Core Physical Design Engineer to lead the physical implementation of cutting-edge processor designs from RTL to manufacturing-ready GDS. This role requires deep expertise in advanced physical design methodologies and CPU-specific design challenges to deliver world-class, high-performance, low-power processors that power Intel's industry-leading products.

Key Responsibilities

Physical Design Implementation

• Execute complete physical design flow for custom CPU designs from RTL to GDS, creating manufacturing-ready design databases
• Perform synthesis, place and route, clock tree synthesis, floorplanning, and power/clock distribution for complex

CPU Cores

• Conduct static timing analysis, reliability analysis, and power/noise analysis for high-performance processor designs
• Optimize CPU designs to improve critical product parameters including power, frequency, and area

Verification & Signoff

• Execute comprehensive verification and signoff processes including formal equivalence verification and static timing analysis
• Perform reliability verification, static and dynamic power integrity analysis, and layout verification
• Conduct electrical rule checking (ERC) and structural design checking to ensure manufacturing compliance
• Ensure design quality and manufacturability across all verification domains

CPU-Specific Expertise & Optimization

• Apply specialized knowledge in CPU structural and physical design including physical clock design and timing closure
• Perform coverage analysis, multiple power domain analysis, structured placement, and routing optimization
• Implement design-for-test (DFT) methodologies specific to CPU architectures
• Collaborate closely with logic, circuit, architecture, and design automation teams to optimize microarchitectures

Technology Leadership & Innovation

• Work with industry EDA vendors to build and enhance tool capabilities for high-speed, low-power synthesizable CPU design
• Analyze design results and provide recommendations to improve current and future CPU microarchitectures
• Participate in development and improvement of physical design methodologies and flow automation
• Drive adoption of advanced design techniques and emerging technologies

Qualifications:

The Minimum qualifications are required to be initially considered for this position.  Minimum qualifications listed below would be obtained through a combination of industry relevant job experience, internship experience and / or schoolwork/classes/research. The preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or STEM-related field of study
• 5+ years of experience in VLSI circuit design and synthesis
• 4+ years of experience in static timing analysis
• 4+ years of experience in low power design methodologies
• Experience with physical design EDA tools (i.e. Synopsys, Cadence, Mentor Graphics)
• Experience with timing closure, power optimization, and signal integrity analysis

Preferred Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree (Master's/PhD) in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or STEM-related field of study
• Experience with x86 CPU architecture and Intel processor designs
• Experience with Tcl, Perl, Python Programming
• Experience in CPU microarchitecture and high-performance design principles

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
• Opportunity to work on industry-leading CPU architectures and technologies
• Access to cutting-edge EDA tools and advanced process technologies
• Collaboration with world-class CPU architects and design engineers
• Professional development and career advancement opportunities
• Direct impact on products powering global computing infrastructure

          

Job Type:

Experienced Hire

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location: 

US, California, Folsom

Additional Locations:

Business group:

The Silicon Engineering Group (SIG) is a worldwide organization focused on the development and integration of SOCs, Cores, and critical IPs from architecture to manufacturing re