E-Core (Atom) CPU Layout Design Engineer

Job Description

• Develops custom layout design of analog blocks, complex digital, mixed signal blocks, standard cell libraries, or memory compilers (e.g., bit cells, SRAMs, Register Files).
• Performs detailed physical array planning, area optimization, digital block synthesis, critical wire analysis, custom leaf, cell layout, and compiler assembly coding.
• Conducts complete layout verification including design rule compliance, SoC integration specs, electron migration, voltage drop (IR), selfheat, ESD, and other reliability checks.
• Uses custom autoroutes and custom placers to efficiently construct layout.
• Provides feedback to circuit design engineers for new feature feasibility studies and implements circuit enhancement requests.
• Develops and drives new and innovative layout methods to improve productivity and quality.
• Troubleshoots a wide variety of issues up to and including design and tool/flow/methodology issues used for layout design.

Qualifications

• Candidate must possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronic/Microelectronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5 years of experience with physical layout design.
• Familiarity with Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) and Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) logic circuit design.
• Proficient programming skills in UNIX shell script, TCL, and Perl.
• Requirements listed would be obtained through a combination of industry relevant job experience, internship experiences, and/or schoolwork/classes/research.

Inside this Business Group

The Client Computing Group (CCG) is responsible for driving business strategy and product development for Intel's PC products and platforms, spanning form factors such as notebooks, desktops, 2 in 1s, and all-in-ones. Working with our partners across the industry, we intend to deliver purposeful computing experiences that unlock people's potential - allowing each person to use our products to focus, create, and connect in ways that matter most to them. As the largest business unit at Intel, CCG is investing more heavily in the PC, ramping its capabilities even more aggressively, and designing the PC experience even more deliberately, including delivering a predictable cadence of leadership products. As a result, we are able to fuel innovation across Intel, providing an important source of IP and scale, as well as help the company deliver on its purpose of enriching the lives of every person on earth.

Posting Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Benefits

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock, bonuses, as well as benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find more information about all of our Amazing Benefits here.

Working Model

This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change. #J-18808-Ljbffr