CPU Physical Design Engineer - Hybrid, High-Performance

Intel Corporation; Folsom, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock bonuses

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Intel Corporation in Folsom, CA seeks a CPU Physical Design Engineer to drive physical implementation from RTL to GDS, optimizing power, performance and area. You will work with RTL, CAD tools, and cross-functional teams across design and validation.

Hybrid work model in the US, requires a bachelor's or master's in a related field with 1-2+ years of VLSI/SOC flow experience. Join Intel to shape future CPU architectures powering AI and cloud workloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in a STEM field with 1+ years of experience OR 2+ years with bachelor's.
• 1+ yrs. of experience in VLSI circuit design and synthesis.
• 1+ yrs. of experience in Static timing analysis
• 1+ yrs. of experience in Low power design

Responsibilities

• Perform physical design implementation from RTL to GDS to create manufacturing-ready design data.
• Conduct synthesis, place and route, clock tree, floorplanning, STA, and power/clock distribution.
• Collaborate with logic, circuit, architecture, and design automation teams to optimize CPU performance.

Skills

VLSI circuit design

Static timing analysis

Low power design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering / Computer Science / Electrical/Electronic Engineering or STEM

Tools

Tcl

Perl

Python

Job description

Intel Corporation in Folsom, CA seeks a CPU Physical Design Engineer to drive physical implementation from RTL to GDS, optimizing power, performance and area. You will work with RTL, CAD tools, and cross-functional teams across design and validation.

Hybrid work model in the US, requires a bachelor's or master's in a related field with 1-2+ years of VLSI/SOC flow experience. Join Intel to shape future CPU architectures powering AI and cloud workloads.