Job Description

About the team:

You will be part of Intel Advanced Design Organization (AD) within Design Enablement (DE) focused on pathfinding and development of advanced technology and circuits to enable best-in-class collateral/IP and product design across all generations of Intel process technology. AD delivers critical technology and design collaterals to enable future product designs. For all new Intel technology nodes, AD develops the first chips and ensure process and design enablement are robust for high-volume product manufacturing.

About the role:

We're looking for a software engineer to develop software for library development and automation. The candidate will have the opportunity to work with a group of talented software developers and circuit, process, and design rule engineers to develop crucial software tools using state of art software including Machine Learning with cutting-edge process technologies.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

- Develop analog parameterize cells (PCells/PyCells).
- Develop software to automate layout and/or schematic to generate library collaterals.
- Develop validation tools/flows.
- Development software to do data analysis on library development and validation.
- Collaborate with and provide feedback to designers and process engineers.

This is an entry level position and compensation will be given accordingly.

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Qualifications

You must possess the below requirements to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. Experience listed below would be obtained through a combination of your schoolwork and/or classes and/or research and/or relevant previous job and/or internship experiences.

Minimum qualifications:

Candidate must possess a MS degree with 6+ months of experience or Ph.D. degree with 1+ years of experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.

At least 6+ months experience in the following areas:

- CAD flow and methodology in VLSI design
- Familiar with at least one of the EDA tools: Cadence (Virtuoso, and its scripting language SKILL), Synopsys (Custom Designer, IC Validator), and Mentor (Calibre).
- Programming in Python, Shell Scripting.
- Proficient with UNIX/Linux computing platform.

Preferred qualifications:

At least 6+ months experience in the following areas:

- PCell or PyCell design.
- CAD design flow.
- Foundry experience and expertise in developing PDK.
- Technology design rules, circuit design knowledge.

Inside this Business Group

As the world's largest chip manufacturer, Intel strives to make every facet of semiconductor manufacturing state-of-the-art -- from semiconductor process development and manufacturing, through yield improvement to packaging, final test and optimization, and world class Supply Chain and facilities support.  Employees in the Technology Development and Manufacturing Group are part of a worldwide network of design, development, manufacturing, and assembly/test facilities, all focused on utilizing the power of Moore’s Law to bring smart, connected devices to every person on Earth.

Other Locations

US, Santa Clara

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.
Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in US, California: $106,231.00-$159,109.00
*Salary range dependent on a number of factors including location and experience

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. In certain circumstances the work model may change to accommodate business needs.