EDA Tools Software Engineer

Intel Corporation•Santa Clara, CA

1d•$128,880 - $245,160•Hybrid

About The Position

Intel is seeking an experienced engineer to join its PDK Reliability Verification / EMIR team. The role contributes to the development, qualification, and delivery of production-quality EM/IR reliability collateral and methodologies across advanced process technologies. The team owns PDK and related EMIR enablement and supports EDA platforms including Synopsys Totem/Totem-SC and PrimeSim-EMIR, Cadence Voltus/Voltus-XFi, and Ansys RedHawk-SC. The work covers Custom and ASIC EMIR, advanced process enablement, 3DIC-related reliability verification, and thermal enablement. The position develops and maintains PDK EMIR collateral, documentation, technology-specific configurations, test structures, and automated validation. It also involves debugging modeling and correlation issues, qualifying tools and collateral, enabling new process features, and collaborating with engineering organizations and EDA vendors. Development and QA efficiency may be improved through scripting, automation, data analysis, regression infrastructure, and AI-assisted development and debug.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree and 3+ years of relevant experience, in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
Strong semiconductor design, EDA, physical-design, PDK, or reliability-verification background.
Experience in one or more of the following: electromigration/IR or reliability verification; parasitic extraction; SPICE/post-layout simulation; PDK/technology-file development; physical verification; or EDA tool qualification.
Strong scripting and automation skills, preferably Python, Tcl, Perl, Skill, or equivalent.
Strong debugging skills, including the ability to isolate problems spanning technology collateral, extraction, simulation, and analysis.
Ability to work effectively across multiple engineering organizations and with EDA vendors.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Totem/Totem-SC, PrimeSim-EMIR, Voltus/Voltus-XFi, RedHawk-SC, StarRC, Quantus/QRC, or similar tools.
Understanding of electromigration, IR drop, current-density limits, via/metal reliability, resistance modeling, and advanced interconnect structures.
Experience developing automated test structures, regression environments, correlation methodologies, or production PDK QA.
Understanding of advanced-node PDK development and release processes.
Experience taking ambiguous technical problems from initial investigation through implementation, validation, documentation, and production release.

Responsibilities

Develop, qualify, and maintain PDK EMIR collateral, documentation, and technology-specific configurations.
Own or contribute to PDK and Reliability Technology Kit (RTK) development, qualification, QA, and release readiness.
Develop and maintain test structures and automated validation for EM/IR collateral, including validation and cross-tool correlation.
Enable new process features and advanced interconnect structures across current and future process technologies.
Debug complex modeling and correlation issues involving extraction, EM/IR analysis, PDK collateral, and EDA tools, from root cause through validated resolution.
Perform cross-tool and vendor correlation across supported EMIR platforms and drive issues to closure with EDA vendors.
Work closely with PDK, Extraction, LVS, QnR, ASIC RV, design-flow, and customer-facing teams.
Support adoption and qualification of next-generation solutions such as Totem-SC and emerging EMIR/extraction capabilities.
Improve development and QA efficiency through scripting, automation, data analysis, regression infrastructure, and AI-assisted development and debug where appropriate.
Partner with Synopsys, Cadence, and internal engineering teams to resolve tool limitations, qualify new releases, and ensure production readiness.