Intel Corporation · 3 hours ago
CPU Physical Design Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$221K/yr - $312K/yr
8+ years expIntel Corporation is a leading technology company focused on semiconductor design and manufacturing. They are seeking a CPU Physical Design Engineer to perform physical design implementation of custom CPU designs and conduct various aspects of the CPU physical design flow, collaborating closely with multiple teams to optimize CPU design parameters.
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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 CPUspecific 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, lowpower synthesizable CPU
Optimizes CPU design to improve productlevel parameters such as power, frequency, and area
Participates in the development and improvement of physical design methodologies and flow automation
Qualification
Required
Masters Degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering or related field 12+ years of relevant experience
PhD Degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering or related field 8+ years of relevant experience
Preferred
Synthesis, Placement (PnR), Routing, CTS (clocks), Post Route Optimization, Verification and Sign-off, PrimeTime, Timing ECOs
Proven track record of technical leadership of high performance, low power CPU hardening from start to finish
Benefits
Competitive pay
Stock bonuses
Benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation
Company
Intel Corporation
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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