Senior CPU Circuit Design Engineer

Job Details:

Job Description:

The Role and Impact

As a Senior CPU Circuit Design Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing and developing custom digital circuits for CPUs, including memory. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize power, performance, area, timing, and yield goals, while ensuring the functionality and reliability of CPU circuits. Your expertise will directly contribute to the creation of cutting-edge processors that shape Intel's technological leadership.

Business Group

The Silicon and Platform Engineering Group (SPE) drives Intel's innovation in silicon technologies, enabling advancements in CPU performance, power efficiency, and scalability. As part of this group, you will join a collaborative team dedicated to developing world-class CPUs that address the needs of diverse computing markets and support Intel's broader mission of technological excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design custom digital circuits for CPU blocks, including memory, with a focus on optimizing power, performance, area, timing, and yield.
• Develop and verify circuit designs through schematic entry, simulation, and functional validation.
• Conduct comprehensive design verification using industry-standard methodologies, including timing analysis, noise analysis, and layout rule checks.
• Apply advanced CMOS technology and physical layout techniques to achieve robust and efficient designs.
• Enhance and automate design flows and methodologies for streamlined circuit design processes.
• Drive continuous improvement of methodologies and tools for circuit design and verification.
• Characterize memory instances and memory compilers, driving improvements in performance, power efficiency, and area reduction.
• Collaborate with CPU architecture and layout teams to ensure circuits meet functional and electrical capabilities.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure functional and technical alignment throughout the design process.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field with 6+ years of hands-on experience OR Master's degree in a relevant field with 4+ years of hands-on experience OR PhD with 2+ years of hands-on experience.
• Proficiency with industry-standard EDA tools for circuit design and verification.
• Experience in circuit simulation, timing analysis, noise analysis, and reliability evaluations.
• Strong understanding of advanced CMOS technology and physical layout techniques.
• Solid understanding of power optimization, timing analysis, and design for manufacturability principles.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and communicate technical concepts clearly.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on solving complex design challenges.
• Interest in driving innovation and contributing to Intel's leadership in semiconductor technology.

Take the opportunity to join a dynamic team at Intel, where your expertise in CPU circuit design will shape the future of computing technologies.

Job Type:

Experienced Hire

Shift:

Shift 1 (Malaysia)

Primary Location:

Malaysia, Penang

Additional Locations:

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.

Position of Trust

N/A

Work Model for this Role

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.

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