Analog Circuit Design Engineer

Intel Corporation•Santa Clara, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Design Technology Platform (DTP) is a critical pillar at Intel, working alongside Technology and Development and Foundry, to enable product design teams to bring leadership products to market faster using cutting-edge technologies. As a member of the Advanced Design Foundation IP (ADFIP) group within DTP, you will be responsible for designing essential foundational collateral on leading-edge Intel processes. This work aims to achieve the density and performance scaling goals required for Intel CPU and SoC products. ADFIP serves as the primary design interface with the process development team, focusing on key design process interactions for all new processes. The collateral you will work on includes Metal Finger Capacitors (MFC), Thin Film Resistors (TFR), inductors, varactors, transmission lines, and other passive components. You will engage in close collaboration with process/device, PDK/modeling, EDA, and product design teams to co-optimize design and technology (DTCO) and to deliver silicon-proven solutions through test chips.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related STEM field with 4+ years in analog/RF circuit design or device physics fundamentals.
OR Master's degree in electrical engineering or related STEM field with 3+ years in analog/RF circuit design or device physics fundamentals.
OR Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering or related STEM field with 6+ months of professional experience in analog/RF circuit design or device physics fundamentals.
3+ years' experience with SPICE level circuit design/simulation and Cadence Virtuoso (or equivalent custom design environment), including layout generation.
3+ years' experience in data analysis/scripting (e.g., Python or Matlab).

Nice To Haves

1+ year of experience with device physics, analog fundamentals (gain, bandwidth, noise, linearity, stability), and/or variability/yield (corners, mismatch, Monte Carlo).
Experience with passive component design and characterization (capacitors, resistors, inductors)
Knowledge of electromagnetic simulation tools and RF design principles
Familiarity with advanced process technologies and their impact on passive component performance
Experience with Verilog modeling, EM/IR and reliability checks, or electromagnetic/RF simulation flows.
Familiar with Pcell design using SKILL
Exposure to post silicon characterization and debug
Familiarity with statistics/DOE and machine learning for design space exploration or correlation
Comfortable working across time zones with process, modeling, PDK, and product teams
Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

driving on-time library PDK release with highest quality
coordinate with the design owners and multiple stake holders in device, integration, OPC, DR, and runset for customer solutions
Ensure the timely development and test coverage to cover possible design usage scenarios for passive component templates
Definition of copy exact foundational IP in collaboration with analog and RF designers in product groups and AD to support passive component needs while optimizing for performance, area, and process compatibility
Working with process device and reliability stake holders as part of DTCO to co-optimize design, process modeling and design rules for passive components
Designing library collateral schematics and layouts for passive components, and characterizing them through all PV RV and electrical parameter extraction flows
Develop and maintain template design guidelines and best practices for MFC, TFR, and other passive components across different process nodes
Collaborate with modeling teams to ensure accurate electrical models for designed templates