Senior CPU Core Physical Design Engineer

About the role

The US CPU design team at Intel is seeking an experienced CPU Physical Design Engineer to contribute to the development of next-generation CPU designs aimed at powering the AI revolution.

Responsibilities

• Perform physical design implementation of custom CPU designs from RTL to GDS to create a design database ready for manufacturing.
• Conduct 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.
• Conduct 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.
• Analyze results and make recommendations to improve current and future CPU microarchitectures, collaborating closely with logic, circuit, architecture, and design automation teams.
• Possess 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.
• Work with industry EDA vendors to build and enhance tool capabilities for designing high-speed, low-power synthesizable CPUs.
• Optimize CPU design to improve product-level parameters such as power, frequency, and area.
• Participate in the development and improvement of physical design methodologies and flow automation.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or any STEM-related field, with 6+ years of experience, or Master's degree in the same fields with 4+ years of experience. 4+ years of experience in VLSI circuit design and synthesis, Static timing analysis, and Low power design.
• Preferred Qualifications: 2+ years' experience in x86 CPU architecture, Tcl/Perl/Python programming.

Benefits

Intel offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, retirement, and vacation benefits. For more details, visit Intel Benefits | Intel Careers.

Pay

Annual salary range for this role in the US: $141,910.00 - 269,100.00 USD. Individual pay within the range is determined by work location and additional factors.

Schedule

This role is eligible for Intel's hybrid work model, allowing employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site.