Memory Circuit Design Engineer

Intel Corporation; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 269,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock bonuses

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Intel Corporation's Memory Circuit Technology team in Austin seeks a Memory Circuit Design Engineer to drive advanced memory circuits for future CPUs and SoCs. You will develop SRAMs, caches, ROMs and other memories, collaborating with architecture, process tech and product engineering.

This hybrid role offers impact on memory architecture decisions and optimization of power, performance and area, contributing to Intel's next generation computing platforms.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in CMOS memory design and trade-offs for PPA.
• Experience with memory array/IP design and periphery circuits.
• Strong background in VLSI circuit design methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Technical readiness, memory circuit design, characterization and simulations.
• Cache design and critical path simulations.
• Memory path-finding and PPA optimization.
• Memory bit-cell and peripheral IC design and automation.
• Memory array/IP design and memory circuit innovation.
• Definition of methodologies and project schedules.

Skills

CMOS memory design

Memory design

VLSI design methods

Power-performance-PSA tradeoffs

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering

PhD in related field

Tools

Industry standard digital circuit design tools

Job description

Job Details: Job Description: About the Role

Intel's CPU Circuit Technology team is seeking a highly motivated Memory Circuit Design Engineer to drive the design and development of advanced memory circuits for future CPU and SoC products. In this role, you will develop full-custom and compiler-based SRAMs, caches, multi-ported register files, ROMs, custom memories, and associated digital circuits. You will partner closely with experts across architecture, design, process technology, physical design, and product engineering to create innovative memory solutions that enable industry-leading power, performance, area (PPA), and scalability on advanced CMOS process technologies. This position offers the opportunity to influence memory architecture decisions, drive circuit innovation, and contribute to technologies that are foundational to Intel's future computing platforms.

What You’ll Do

• Technical readiness, memory circuit design, characterization and simulations.
• Cache design, critical path simulations and design custom blocks.
• Memory path-finding activities and power, performance and area (PPA) optimization.
• Memory bit-cell and complex periphery IC design and automation.
• Memory array/IP design, memory circuit innovation.
• Methodology definition tasks as well as executing to project schedules.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a STEM-related field with 6+ years of experience
• Master's degree in the same filed with 4+ years of experience
• PhD in the same fields with 2+ years of educational or work experience

Your experience described above must be in the following: Proficiency in CMOS circuit design, memory design, circuit trade-offs for power, performance, and area.

Expertise in Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) circuits and design methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

• Experience in low-power implementation techniques.
• Familiarity with circuit and layout trade-offs for optimized design.
• Knowledge of industry standard digital circuit design tools, flows and methodologies, dynamic simulations, variation analysis, and signal integrity analysis.

Why Join Intel

At Intel, you'll help shape the future of computing by developing advanced memory technologies that power next-generation CPUs and SoCs. Working alongside world-class architects, circuit designers, and process technology experts, you'll tackle complex engineering challenges, drive meaningful innovation, and influence products used by millions around the world. This is an opportunity to make a direct impact, grow your technical expertise, and help deliver breakthrough solutions that advance performance, power efficiency, and scalability across future computing platforms.

Job Type: Experienced Hire

Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location: US, Texas, Austin

Additional Locations:

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.

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Benefits We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find out more about the benefits of working at Intel.

Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $164,470.00-269,100.00 USD

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.

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