Senior CPU Circuit Design Engineer (Hybrid – Austin)

Intel Corporation; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 269,000; Full time

Job summary

Intel Corporation in Austin, TX is seeking a CPU Circuit Design Engineer to shape performance by designing, simulating, and optimizing circuits for best speed, power, and area. The role focuses on PV methodology, signoffs, and pre-to-post silicon verification within the Atom Circuit P2 team.

The position requires 5+ years in CPU circuit/back-end design and solid STA expertise, with a strong track record in delivering high-quality silicon designs and guiding post-silicon debugging.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 6+ years, or Master's degree and 4+ years in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of CPU circuit or backend design experience.
• 5+ years of circuit design and STA experience.
• Preferred: ability to guide debug of post-silicon circuit marginality sightings.

Responsibilities

• Drives performance verification (PV) methodology and circuit / timing quality signoff for the CPU team.
• Evaluates new process nodes through circuit simulations and/or block scaling methods; recommends frequency targets for the CPU.
• Makes informed trade-offs between performance, power, area, and effort.
• Works with design domains RTL/circuit/SD to converge to timing targets with no compromise on quality or schedule.
• Own pre-to-post silicon VF correlation and drive debug of circuit marginality sightings.

Skills

CPU circuit design

Backend design

STA

PPA tradeoffs

Debug post-silicon

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering or related

Master's degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering or related

Job description

Intel Corporation in Austin, TX is seeking a CPU Circuit Design Engineer to shape performance by designing, simulating, and optimizing circuits for best speed, power, and area. The role focuses on PV methodology, signoffs, and pre-to-post silicon verification within the Atom Circuit P2 team.

The position requires 5+ years in CPU circuit/back-end design and solid STA expertise, with a strong track record in delivering high-quality silicon designs and guiding post-silicon debugging.