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Senior CPU Core Physical Design Engineer

Intel CorporationFolsom, CA
$141,910 - $269,100Hybrid

About The Position

Intel is shaping the future of technology to help create a better future for the entire world. Our work in pushing forward fields like AI, analytics, and cloud-to-edge technology is at the heart of countless innovations. With a career at Intel, you'll have the opportunity to use technology to power major breakthroughs and create enhancements that improve our everyday quality of life. Join us and help make the future more wonderful for everyone. Life at Intel We're looking for motivated and talented engineers to join the US CPU design team. In this role, you will be critical to the development of next-generation CPUs designed to power the AI revolution. The CPU Physical Design Engineer 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 CPU-specific 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 high-speed, low power synthesizable CPU. Optimizes CPU design to improve product level parameters such as power, frequency, and area. Participates in the development and improvement of physical design methodologies and flow automation. Highly qualified candidates will possess the following behavioral traits: Strong problem solving. Tolerance of ambiguity.

Requirements

  • The candidate must possess a bachelor's degree in computer engineering, Computer Science or Electrical/Electronic Engineering or any STEM related degree and 6+ years of experience OR master's degree in computer engineering, Computer Science or Electrical/Electronic Engineering or any STEM related degree and 4+ years of experience.
  • 4+ yrs. of experience in VLSI circuit design and synthesis.
  • 4+ yrs. of experience in Static timing analysis
  • 4+ yrs. of experience in Low power design

Nice To Haves

  • 2+ years' experience in: x86 CPU architecture.
  • Tcl/Perl/Python programming.

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 CPU-specific 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 high-speed, low power synthesizable CPU.
  • Optimizes CPU design to improve product level parameters such as power, frequency, and area.
  • Participates in the development and improvement of physical design methodologies and flow automation.

Benefits

  • competitive pay
  • stock bonuses
  • health
  • retirement
  • vacation

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