Job Details

Job Description:

Join Intel as a Physical Design Engineer and be at the forefront of driving innovation in semiconductor technology. In this role, you will contribute to the design and implementation of cutting-edge custom IPs and SoCs, transforming ideas into manufacturable designs. Your work will directly impact Intel's mission to deliver world-class products, ensuring they meet rigorous performance, power, and area specifications. This is an opportunity to shape the future of technology by leveraging your expertise in physical design and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to solve complex challenges.

Key Responsibilities

Execute physical design implementation of custom IP and SoC designs, transitioning from RTL to GDS with a comprehensive focus on design readiness for manufacturing.
Conduct all aspects of the physical design flow, including synthesis, floor planning, place-and-route, clock tree synthesis, static timing analysis, and power/clock distribution.
Perform verification and signoff tasks such as formal equivalence verification, static timing analysis, power and reliability verification, electrical rule checking, and structural design checks.
Analyze and resolve violations related to timing, power, noise, and reliability to ensure optimal performance and design compliance.
Optimize designs to enhance core parameters such as power efficiency, operational frequency, and area utilization.
Leverage expertise in physical clock design, timing closure, multiple power domain analysis, and design for test (DFT) using industry-standard EDA tools.
Collaborate in the development and refinement of physical design methodologies and automation flows, ensuring continuous improvement in design processes.

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Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree (Master Degree preferred) in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
A minimum of 8 years of experience in physical design engineering.
Proficiency in industry-standard EDA tools and methodologies for synthesis, place-and-route, timing analysis, and reliability verification.
Hands-on experience in physical design flows, including RTL to GDS implementation, timing closure, and power integrity analysis.
Strong understanding of power, performance, and area optimization techniques.

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, Tcl, or Perl for automation of design flows.
Experience in developing and enhancing physical design methodologies and workflows.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze and resolve complex design challenges.
Demonstrated communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.

We are seeking innovators who are passionate about advancing the semiconductor industry. If you are ready to shape the future of technology and make an impact, apply today.

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Job Type

Experienced Hire

Shift

Shift 1 (Malaysia)

Primary Location:

Malaysia, Penang

Additional Locations:

Business Group

Intel Foundry strives to make every facet of semiconductor manufacturing state-of-the-art while delighting our customers -- from delivering cutting-edge silicon process and packaging technology leadership for the AI era, enabling our customers to design leadership products, global manufacturing scale and supply chain, through the continuous yield improvements to advanced packaging all the way to final test and assembly. We ensure our foundry customers products receive our utmost focus in terms of service, technology enablement and capacity commitments. Employees in the Foundry Technology Manufacturing are part of a worldwide factory network that designs, develops, manufactures, and assembly/test packages the compute devices to improve 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.

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.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Intel is committed to Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) compliance and ethical hiring practices. We do not charge any fees during our hiring process. Candidates should never be required to pay recruitment fees, medical examination fees, or any other charges as a condition of employment. If you are asked to pay any fees during our hiring process, please report this immediately to your recruiter.

Senior Physical Design Engineer