Intel

EDA Tools Software Engineer

Intel
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2 days ago
Chandler, AZ, USA +3 moreMid Level / Senior
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Base Salary

$129k - $245k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Develop, qualify, maintain, document, and release PDK EMIR collateral, technology-specific configurations, and Reliability Technology Kit content.
  • Develop automated test structures, validation, regression infrastructure, and cross-tool correlation for EM/IR collateral.
  • Enable new process features, advanced interconnect structures, 3DIC reliability verification, and thermal capabilities.
  • Debug modeling, extraction, EM/IR analysis, PDK collateral, and EDA tool issues through validated resolution.
  • Perform cross-tool and vendor correlation and drive issues to closure with EDA vendors.
  • Collaborate with PDK, extraction, LVS, QnR, ASIC reliability verification, design-flow, customer-facing, and EDA vendor teams.
  • Improve development and QA efficiency through scripting, data analysis, automation, and AI-assisted development and debugging where appropriate.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of relevant experience, or master’s degree and 3+ years of relevant experience, in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.
  • Strong semiconductor design, EDA, physical-design, PDK, or reliability-verification background.
  • Experience in one or more of electromigration/IR or reliability verification, parasitic extraction, SPICE/post-layout simulation, PDK or technology-file development, physical verification, and EDA tool qualification.
  • Strong scripting and automation skills, preferably with Python, Tcl, Perl, Skill, or equivalent.
  • Strong debugging skills spanning technology collateral, extraction, simulation, and analysis.
  • Ability to work across multiple engineering organizations and with EDA vendors.
  • Preferred experience with Totem/Totem-SC, PrimeSim-EMIR, Voltus/Voltus-XFi, RedHawk-SC, StarRC, Quantus/QRC, or similar tools.
  • Preferred understanding of electromigration, IR drop, current-density limits, via/metal reliability, resistance modeling, advanced interconnect structures, advanced-node PDK development, and release processes.
  • Preferred experience developing automated test structures, regression environments, correlation methodologies, or production PDK QA.

Benefits

  • Health, retirement, vacation, stock bonuses, and other benefit programs are included in Intel’s total compensation package.
  • The role is eligible for Intel’s hybrid work model, splitting time between the assigned Intel site and off-site work.
  • Primary locations are Phoenix, Arizona, Folsom, California, and Santa Clara, California.

Tech Stack

PerlPythonTcl

Categories

Intel

About Intel

10,000+ employees

Intel is a public semiconductor company that designs and manufactures CPUs and other silicon for PCs, servers, networking, edge, and embedded systems, and also offers foundry services plus AI and graphics accelerators. Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Santa Clara, it sells primarily to OEMs, cloud providers, and device makers worldwide. Its portfolio includes x86 processors (Core and Xeon), Ethernet and chipset products, and the Mobileye autonomous driving platform.

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