EDA Tools Software Engineer

Intel Corporation; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 149,600 - 284,580; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock bonuses

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Vacation

Job summary

Intel Corporation is seeking an experienced software engineer in San Jose, California, to design, develop, and test software tools used in hardware product design. The ideal candidate will have a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and over 10 years of experience in related fields. Responsibilities include capturing user requirements, automating builds, and testing software tools.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $149,600 - $284,580, along with comprehensive benefits including stock bonuses and health insurance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in electrical/software engineering and design enablement.
• In-depth knowledge of electromigration (EM) and IR drop concepts.
• Experience with physical verification flows: LVS and DRC.

Responsibilities

• Capture user stories/requirements and write functional and test code.
• Automate build and deployment.
• Perform unit, integration, and end-to-end testing of software tools.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Software Engineering

Design Automation

Scripting (SKILL, Python, PERL, TCL)

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

EDA tools

Reliability Verification Tools

Job description

Job Overview

Designs, develops, tests, and debugs software tools, flows, and methodologies used in design automation and by teams in the design of hardware products, process design, or manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Capture user stories/requirements and write functional and test code.
• Automate build and deployment.
• Perform unit, integration, and end‑to‑end testing of the software tools.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related engineering field with 10+ years of related experience in electrical/software engineering and design enablement/tool optimization.
• 10+ years of experience in semiconductor device physics, process technology, and design rules.
• In-depth knowledge of electromigration (EM), IR drop and ESD concepts for technology/design methodologies and related EDA tools.
• Experience with industry‑standard reliability verification, extraction and simulation tools, flows, and methodology.
• Scripting skills using programming languages such as SKILL, Python, PERL, or TCL.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with physical verification flows: LVS and DRC.
• Knowledge of tools, flows, and methodologies for optimal product PPAC (Performance/Power/Area/Cost).
• Driving cross‑functional and industry‑wide initiatives and taskforces.
• Experience applying AI/ML techniques for analog layout generation and automation.
• Ability to apply ML to geometry and graph‑based problems.

Position Details

Job Type: Experienced Hire
Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America)
Primary Location: US, Arizona, Phoenix
Additional Locations: US, California, Folsom; US, California, San Jose

Compensation & Benefits

Annual Salary Range: $149,600.00 - $284,580.00 USD (for all US locations). Benefits include competitive pay, stock bonuses, health, retirement, and vacation.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.