Physical Design Engineer - IC & SoC Innovation

Intel; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 91,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock bonuses

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

Intel seeks a Physical Design Engineer to design custom IP and SoC implementations, transforming ideas into manufacturable designs and optimizing power, frequency, and area. You will work on RTL-to-GDS flows and collaborate across teams to ensure robust, scalable designs.

The role emphasizes physical design, timing closure, and verification using industry-standard EDA tools; on-site posting with multiple US locations, and a strong emphasis on problem solving and analytical thinking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent with 1+ years in physical design.
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent with 0 years in physical design.

Responsibilities

• Perform physical design implementation of custom IP and SoC designs from RTL to GDS.
• Execute synthesis, place and route, clock tree synthesis, floor planning, and STA.
• Conduct power and noise analysis and power/clock distribution.
• Verify and sign off designs using formal equivalence, layout checks, and timing analysis.

Skills

RTL design

TCL scripting

Power/Performance/Area optimization

Problem solving

Analytical abilities

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Logic synthesis

Place & Route

Static timing analysis

Design closure

Job description

Intel seeks a Physical Design Engineer to design custom IP and SoC implementations, transforming ideas into manufacturable designs and optimizing power, frequency, and area. You will work on RTL-to-GDS flows and collaborate across teams to ensure robust, scalable designs.

The role emphasizes physical design, timing closure, and verification using industry-standard EDA tools; on-site posting with multiple US locations, and a strong emphasis on problem solving and analytical thinking.