Hybrid Design Automation Engineer — EDA/TFM for PDKs

Intel; Folsom (CA); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock bonuses

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Vacation

Job summary

Intel Foundry Automation - Government Programs is seeking a seasoned Silicon Design Automation Engineer with expertise in Design TFM and EDA tool support for Intel's PDK for external foundry customers.

You will install, maintain, and provide technical support for the design environment and compute resources, collaborate with PDK/library teams, and develop automation to streamline tape-out readiness. The role offers a hybrid on-site/off-site work model in the US.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain a US Government Security Clearance TS/SCI.
• BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 1+ years' experience or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 2+ years' experience in front-end and back-end design tools and flows.
• Experience in EDA tools and methodologies, including debugging and problem-solving.
• Experience in physical design, optimization, and tools flows and methodology (TFM).
• Experience with Verilog/ VHDL - Tcl, Perl, Python scripting.
• Linux Experience: bash, tcsh.

Responsibilities

• Resolve designer's tool / methodology issues on the path to TapeOut.
• Provide support for design ramp up through training / documentation.
• Interact with EDA providers and ensure required tools features are available for the projects with high quality.
• Closely partner with PDK/library experts, flow development teams, as well as with product design teams
• Collaborate with EC to provision adequate compute capacity and help debug any associated issues.
• Create automation (scripts, checkers, etc.) for installation of design environment (PDKs, EDA tools, licenses, etc.) to simplify and accelerate design processes.
• Support the integration of new tools and methods into existing design workflows, ensuring seamless adoption and scalability.

Skills

Design TFM

EDA tools support

Verilog/VHDL

Python scripting

Linux scripting (bash/tcsh)

Automation scripting

Education

BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

EDA tools

Cheetah (Foundry PDK/tools)

Job description

Intel Foundry Automation - Government Programs is seeking a seasoned Silicon Design Automation Engineer with expertise in Design TFM and EDA tool support for Intel's PDK for external foundry customers.

You will install, maintain, and provide technical support for the design environment and compute resources, collaborate with PDK/library teams, and develop automation to streamline tape-out readiness. The role offers a hybrid on-site/off-site work model in the US.