Intel Foundry Advanced Device Development Engineer

Intel Corporation•Hillsboro, OR

4d•$136,900 - $269,150•Onsite

About The Position

This position is part of Intel’s Logic Technology Development team and is based in an advanced semiconductor cleanroom environment. The engineer designs, executes, and analyzes experiments to meet engineering specifications and leads scientific research that enables the manufacture of innovative device architectures. The role contributes to process technology development and Intel’s product roadmap by setting advanced device performance targets, evaluating silicon-to-simulation health and readiness for high-volume manufacturing, developing test structures and programs, and using data analysis to guide future development. The role requires a PhD in a relevant scientific field and at least five years of relevant experience. It requires an on-site presence in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Requirements

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Material Science, or a scientific field directly related to semiconductors.
At least 5 years of experience in one or more of the following: semiconductor materials, fabrication, or device physics; or electrical characterization of semiconductor devices such as transistors and diodes.
The role requires an on-site presence.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of advanced transistor device structures and device physics.
Experience designing and laying out process-monitoring test structures.
Experience with device and circuit simulation.
Knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE), and engineering analysis tools.
Expertise in database structures, research methods, analytics packages such as JMP, MATLAB, or Octave; scripting languages such as JSL, Perl, or TCL; or programming languages such as Python, SQL, or C/C++.
Expertise in agentic AI and orchestrated LLM workflows, machine learning, deep learning, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), knowledge engineering, and dataflow pipeline architectures.

Responsibilities

Design, execute, and analyze experiments to meet engineering specifications.
Lead scientific research enabling the manufacture of innovative device architectures.
Set advanced device performance targets for Process Design Kit releases.
Interface with Design and Foundry partners to address circuit-level issues.
Assess silicon-to-simulation health and readiness for high-volume manufacturing.
Define robust test structures and test programs to validate advanced design rules and reliably extract key device parameters.
Apply statistics, data mining, and other data analysis techniques to electrical-test, yield, and fab data to extract insights and define future development direction.