Hybrid CPU Clock Design Engineer

Intel Corporation; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 269,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock bonuses

Health benefits

Hybrid work model

401(k)

Job summary

Intel Corporation is seeking a CPU Clock Design Engineer in Austin, TX, to design and optimize clock distribution networks for high-performance CPUs and SoCs. You will participate in CTS methodology, timing analysis, and full-chip design flows with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced semiconductor environment.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and continuous learning, with a hybrid work model and access to Intel's benefits portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related STEM field with 3+ years of experience.
• Master's degree with 1+ year of educational or work experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize clock distribution networks for high-performance CPU and SoC products.
• Contribute to clock architecture development and clock tree synthesis (CTS) methodologies.
• Perform timing analysis and support timing closure across complex semiconductor designs.
• Develop custom circuits, library cells, and clock-related design solutions.
• Analyze performance, power, area, and timing tradeoffs to improve product efficiency.
• Create automation solutions using scripting and programming languages to improve design productivity.
• Collaborate with architecture, design, physical implementation, validation, and EDA teams.
• Support debug, validation, and optimization activities throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Drive technical issues to closure while maintaining high-quality engineering standards.
• Influence future methodologies, design flows, and clocking technologies.

Skills

Digital circuit design

VLSI design

Physical design

Clock tree synthesis (CTS)

Static timing analysis (STA)

Logic design

Custom circuit design

Semiconductor design methodologies

Python

Perl

TCL

Shell

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Job description

Intel Corporation is seeking a CPU Clock Design Engineer in Austin, TX, to design and optimize clock distribution networks for high-performance CPUs and SoCs. You will participate in CTS methodology, timing analysis, and full-chip design flows with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced semiconductor environment.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and continuous learning, with a hybrid work model and access to Intel's benefits portfolio.