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Intel Corporation · 16 hours ago

Senior RTL2GDS SD Engineer

Intel Corporation is a leader in engineering and technology, dedicated to creating world-changing innovations. The Senior RTL2GDS SD Engineer will be responsible for the physical design implementation of custom CPU designs, conducting various verification processes, and collaborating with multiple teams to enhance CPU performance.

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Responsibilities

Performs physical design implementation of custom CPU designs from RTL to GDS to create a design database that is ready for manufacturing
Conducts all aspects of the CPU physical design flow including synthesis, place and route, clock tree synthesis, floor planning, static timing analysis, power/clock distribution, reliability, and power and noise analysis
Conducts verification and signoff including formal equivalence verification, static timing analysis, reliability verification, static and dynamic power integrity, layout verification, electrical rule checking, and structural design checking
Analyzes results and makes recommendations to improve current and future CPU microarchitectures closely collaborating with logic, circuit, architecture, and design automation teams
Possesses CPU specific expertise in various aspects of structural and physical design, including physical clock design, timing closure, coverage analysis, multiple power domain analysis, structured placement, routing, synthesis, and DFT
Works intimately with industry EDA vendors to build and enhance tool capabilities to design a highspeed, low power synthesizable CPU
Optimizes CPU design to improve product level parameters such as power, frequency, and area
Participates in the development and improvement of physical design methodologies and flow automation

Qualification

Physical design implementationCPU design expertiseStatic timing analysisSynopsys toolsCadence toolsAnalytical skillsCollaboration skills

Required

The candidate must have a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and/or Computer Engineering with 4+ years of relevant experience -OR- Master's Degree in Electrical and/or Computer Engineering with 3+ years of experience -OR- PhD in Electrical and/or Computer Engineering
Completion of at least one Tape Out on advanced technologies

Preferred

Knowledgeable to work on Synopsys OR Cadence tools and Flows

Benefits

Competitive pay
Stock bonuses
Health
Retirement
Vacation

Company

Intel Corporation

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Our mission is to shape the future of technology to help create a better future for the entire world, that’s the power of Intel Inside.

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Brea Watts, MFA
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Carol Bartz
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