Senior Static Timing Analysis (STA) Engineer

Intel Corporation; Phoenix, Northern (AZ, KY); On-site; USD 164,000 - 269,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health benefits

Stock bonuses

Retirement plan

Vacation

Job summary

Intel Corporation in the United States is seeking an experienced Senior Static Timing Analysis (STA) Engineer to help drive next-generation SoC designs that power industry-leading technologies. You will collaborate across architecture, logic, clocking, DFT, and physical design teams to ensure timing convergence, signal integrity, and product readiness.

The role offers a hybrid work model with on-site Phoenix presence and opportunities to influence methodologies, tool flows, and engineering best

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, CS, or related STEM with 6+ years experience.
• Master's degree with 4+ years experience.
• 5+ years experience in SOC timing analysis, clock network design, and timing closure.
• Experience with TCL scripting and timing budgeting processes.

Responsibilities

• Perform SOC level timing analysis and optimization to meet requirements.
• Generate and verify timing constraints and address violations.
• Develop optimized clock networks for performance and power efficiency.
• Define timing models and enable efficient physical design.
• Establish appropriate PVT conditions for timing analysis.
• Collaborate with architecture, clocking, DFT, and design teams.
• Contribute to tool/flow development for SoC timing processes.

Skills

SOC timing analysis

Clock network design

Timing closure

TCL scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM

Master's degree in related fields

Tools

Industry-standard tools for timing analysis

Physical design tools

Job description

Intel is seeking an experienced Senior Static Timing Analysis (STA) Engineer to help drive the development of next-generation semiconductor products. In this role, you will play a critical part in delivering high-performance, power-efficient System-on-Chip (SoC) designs that power industry-leading technologies. You will work across architecture, logic design, clocking, DFT, and physical design teams to ensure successful timing convergence, signal integrity, performance optimization, and product readiness. This position offers an exciting opportunity to solve complex engineering challenges while influencing methodologies and best practices used across advanced SoC programs.

Key Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Perform SOC level timing analysis and optimization, ensuring designs meet functional and performance requirements.
• Generate and verify timing constraints while addressing timing violations at the chip or block level for SoCs.
• Conduct timing rollups and develop optimized clock networks for functionality, performance, and power efficiency.
• Define methodologies to produce high-quality timing models and enable efficient physical design execution.
• Establish the appropriate process, voltage, and temperature (PVT) conditions for timing analysis, aligning with product plans, and binning strategies.
• Work closely with the clocking team and full-chip designers to balance timing fixes, power delivery, clocking, and partitioning.
• Collaborate with architecture, clocking design, DFT and logic design teams to develop flows for chip integration and validate clock network performance guidelines.
• Contribute to the development of tools, flows, and methodologies that enhance SoC physical design and timing processes.

Behavioral Traits We Are Looking For

• Technical Leadership: Demonstrates strong engineering judgment and influences technical direction across complex projects.
• Ownership and Accountability: Takes responsibility for challenging technical problems and drives them to closure.
• Strategic Problem Solving: Applies analytical thinking and data-driven decision-making to solve highly complex design challenges.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Builds trusted partnerships across architecture, design, validation, DFT, clocking, and physical design teams.
• Communication Excellence: Communicates complex technical concepts effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Continuous Improvement Mindset: Identifies opportunities to improve methodologies, tools, and engineering efficiency.
• Mentorship: Shares knowledge, coaches peers, and contributes to the development of engineering talent.
• Adaptability: Thrives in fast-paced environments with evolving priorities and technical challenges.

Qualifications

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Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM discipline and 6+ years of industry experience; OR a Master's degree in the same fields and 4+ years of experience.
• 5+ years of experience the following:
  • SOC level static timing analysis, clock network design, and timing closure methodologies.
  • Timing constraint adaptation, physical design knowledge, and optimization techniques.
  • Industry-standard tools for timing analysis, extraction, and physical design.
  • TCL scripting and timing budgeting processes.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• A PhD in the same filed and 2+ years of experience.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across diverse teams and drive innovative solutions for SoC designs.
• Knowledge of tools, flows, and methodologies for high-performance physical design.
• Experience with SoC clocking methodologies, disciplined execution, and problem-solving in digital design.
• DFT architecture knowledge is a strong plus.

Why Join Intel

Join Intel and play a key role in delivering next-generation SoC products that power future computing innovations. You will work across global teams, influence high-impact design decisions, collaborate with leading engineers, and help drive technologies from development through product delivery. This is an opportunity to solve complex technical challenges while contributing to Intel's expanding product roadmap and future growth.

Job Type

Experienced Hire

Shift

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location

US, Arizona, Phoenix

Additional Locations

US, California, Santa Clara

Posting Statement

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.

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

The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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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