Physical Design Engineer - CPU Core

Intel•Folsom, CA

14h•Hybrid

About The Position

Intel's Silicon Engineering Group seeks a CPU Core Physical Design Engineer to work on the physical implementation of cutting-edge processor designs from RTL to manufacturing-ready GDS. This role requires experience in physical design methodologies and CPU-specific design challenges to deliver world-class, high-performance, low-power processors that power Intel's industry-leading products.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or STEM-related field of study
2+ years of experience in VLSI circuit design and synthesis
1+ years of experience in static timing analysis
1+ years of experience in low power design methodologies
Experience with physical design EDA tools (i.e. Synopsys, Cadence, Mentor Graphics)
Experience with timing closure, power optimization, and signal integrity analysis

Nice To Haves

Postgraduate degree (Master's/PhD) in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or STEM-related field of study
Experience with x86 CPU architecture and Intel processor designs
Experience with Tcl, Perl, Python Programming
Experience in CPU microarchitecture and high-performance design principles

Responsibilities

Execute complete physical design flow for custom CPU designs from RTL to GDS, creating manufacturing-ready design databases
Perform synthesis, place and route, clock tree synthesis, floorplanning, and power/clock distribution for complex CPU cores
Conduct static timing analysis, reliability analysis, and power/noise analysis for high-performance processor designs
Optimize CPU designs to improve critical product parameters including power, frequency, and area
Execute comprehensive verification and signoff processes including formal equivalence verification and static timing analysis
Perform reliability verification, static and dynamic power integrity analysis, and layout verification
Conduct electrical rule checking (ERC) and structural design checking to ensure manufacturing compliance
Ensure design quality and manufacturability across all verification domains
Apply specialized knowledge in CPU structural and physical design including physical clock design and timing closure
Perform coverage analysis, multiple power domain analysis, structured placement, and routing optimization
Implement design-for-test (DFT) methodologies specific to CPU architectures
Collaborate closely with logic, circuit, architecture, and design automation teams to optimize microarchitectures
Work with industry EDA vendors to build and enhance tool capabilities for high-speed, low-power synthesizable CPU design
Analyze design results and provide recommendations to improve current and future CPU microarchitectures
Participate in development and improvement of physical design methodologies and flow automation
Drive adoption of advanced design techniques and emerging technologies