Senior EDA Tools Engineer: ESD/PDK Innovator

Intel Corporation; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock bonuses

Health benefits

On-site facilities

Job summary

Intel Corporation’s Design Technology Platform (DTP) group in the United States seeks an experienced engineer to develop ESD/LU rule decks and support reliability across cutting-edge process technologies in Hillsboro, OR. You will collaborate with design, reliability, and CAD teams while contributing to tool feature development and validation.

The role emphasizes test development, automation, and driving QA efficiency; preferred candidates have 4+ years in reliability/DRC tools and cross-site

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• 2+ years' experience with ESD PERC rule decks/runset development and debugging.
• 2+ years' scripting experience (Python, Tcl, Perl) for QA and flow automation.

Responsibilities

• Develop ESD/LU rule decks aligned with the ESD Design Rule Manual (DRM) and reliability requirements.
• Create and maintain reliability ESD and LU design rule methodologies and specifications.
• Collaborate with internal design, reliability, and CAD teams as well as external EDA vendors to define and implement new tool features and requirements.
• Build and execute test cases for rule debugging, validation, and signoff.
• Define QA requirements and drive related automation to improve robustness and efficiency of rule checks.
• Lead innovation initiatives to enhance existing ESD/LU verification automation, tools, and methodologies.
• Identify and analyze ESD/LU design problems, define root causes, and drive practical solutions across teams.

Skills

ESD PERC rule decks

Scripting: Python Tcl Perl

QA automation

Education

Master's or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

DRC tools

Reliability tools

Job description

Intel Corporation’s Design Technology Platform (DTP) group in the United States seeks an experienced engineer to develop ESD/LU rule decks and support reliability across cutting-edge process technologies in Hillsboro, OR. You will collaborate with design, reliability, and CAD teams while contributing to tool feature development and validation.

The role emphasizes test development, automation, and driving QA efficiency; preferred candidates have 4+ years in reliability/DRC tools and cross-site