SoC Analog & Mixed-Signal Design Engineer

Intel Corporation; Hillsboro (OR); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

Intel Corporation in Hillsboro, Oregon seeks an experienced SoC Analog & Mixed-Signal Design Engineer to design and optimize analog/mixed-signal circuits in advanced CMOS nodes, from architecture through verification, delivering robust IP for power, performance, area and yield.

You will collaborate with architecture and layout teams, create floorplans, develop test plans, verify results, minimize leakage, and help push high-quality silicon solutions for next-generation products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or a related field with 4+ years of experience in analog circuit design.
• Master's degree in the same fields with 2+ years of experience.
• PhD in the same field with 1+ year of educational or work experience.
• Experience with analog simulation tools and methodologies.
• Experience with circuit optimization techniques focused on power, area, timing, and yield.
• Experience with advanced CMOS process nodes and their application in analog circuit design.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and build analog circuits in advanced CMOS process nodes.
• Create floorplans, perform circuit design, extract chip parameters, and simulate analog behavior models.
• Develop and execute test plans to verify designs against circuit and block microarchitecture specifications.
• Evaluate test results, verify functionality, and optimize circuits for power, performance, area, timing, and yield goals.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to report design progress and address performance or circuit design issues.
• Minimize leakage, optimize power consumption, and enhance the area efficiency of analog/mixed-signal blocks.
• Work closely with architecture and layout teams to ensure robust functionality and electrical capabilities.

Skills

Analog circuit design

Power optimization

Circuit simulation

CMOS process knowledge

Team collaboration

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SPICE simulations

Cadence/Other analog tools

Job description

Job Details: Job Description: The Role and Impact Are you passionate about solving complex analog and mixed-signal design challenges and developing technology that powers the next generation of computing? As a SoC Analog & Mixed-Signal Design Engineer, you will design and optimize analog and mixed-signal circuits in advanced CMOS process technologies. You will contribute across the design lifecycle, from circuit architecture and simulation through optimization and design verification, helping deliver robust IP that meets demanding power, performance, area, timing, and yield requirements. You will collaborate with architecture, layout, and other engineering teams to solve complex circuit challenges and help deliver high-quality silicon solutions for Intel product

What You'll Do

• Key responsibilities will include but not limited to:
• Design, develop, and build analog circuits in advanced CMOS process nodes.
• Create floorplans, perform circuit design, extract chip parameters, and simulate analog behavior models.
• Develop and execute test plans to verify designs against circuit and block microarchitecture specifications.
• Evaluate test results, verify functionality, and optimize circuits for power, performance, area, timing, and yield goals.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to report design progress and address performance or circuit design issues.
• Minimize leakage, optimize power consumption, and enhance the area efficiency of analog/mixed-signal blocks.
• Work closely with architecture and layout teams to ensure robust functionality and electrical capabilities.

Behavioral traits that we are looking for

• Technical Problem-Solving: Applies an analytical, data-driven approach to complex and ambiguous analog circuit-design challenges.
• Design Ownership: Takes ownership of assigned designs, drives technical issues toward resolution, and contributes to high-impact product outcomes.
• Collaboration: Works effectively across architecture, circuit design, layout, and other cross-functional engineering teams.
• Technical Communication: Clearly communicates design decisions, trade-offs, risks, results, and recommendations to technical stakeholders.
• Attention to Detail: Applies disciplined engineering practices to circuit design, simulation, analysis, and verification.
• Learning Agility: Continuously builds knowledge of analog circuit technologies, architectures, process technologies, tools, and design methodologies.
• Innovation Mindset: Identifies opportunities to improve circuit performance, design methodologies, and engineering efficiency and applies new ideas to technical challenges.

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Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or a related field with 4+ years of experience in analog circuit design.
• OR a Master's degree in the same fields with 2+ years of experience.
• OR a PhD in the same field with 1+ of educational or work experience.
• Your experience describe above must be in the following:
• Analog simulation tools and methodologies.
• Experience with circuit optimization techniques focused on power, area, timing, and yield.
• Experience with advanced process nodes and their application in analog circuit design.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

• Analog/mixed-signal IC or SoC design in advanced CMOS process technologies.
• Circuit design and optimization across multiple operating conditions and design corners.
• Low-power circuit design, leakage reduction, or power optimization.

Why Join Intel?

Help engineer the circuits behind the next generation of computing. You'll tackle challenging analog and mixed-signal design problems in advanced process technologies while collaborating with experts across architecture, circuit design, and layout. Your work will directly influence the power, performance, reliability, and efficiency of future Intel products.

Job Type: Experienced Hire Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America) Primary Location: US, Oregon, Hillsboro Additional Locations:

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.

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Annual Salary Range

Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $122,440.00-232,190.00 USD

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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.

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