Job Description

Join Intel to be at the forefront of technology innovation as we shape the future of semiconductor design and enable the Angstrom era of compute and AI. As a Process Design Kit (PDK) Engineer within the Design Technology Platform team at Intel Foundry, you will play a pivotal role in delivering best-in-class PDKs that empower Intel's product design teams to model, implement, and verify their designs before manufacturing. This role uniquely positions you to drive innovation, collaborate with industry-leading experts and EDA partners, and ensure the highest quality standards for Intel's Process Design Kits. Through your work, you will contribute directly to Intel's success, enabling groundbreaking products that enrich lives worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop PDK physical verification runset (DRC/LVS/PERC) in Calibre/ICV/Pegasus.
• Ensuring seamless operability of LVS-Parasitic Extraction flow.
• Collaborate with technology specification owners, validation teams, process development teams, and EDA vendors to ensure high-quality solutions.
• Drive the adoption of industry-standard methods and facilitate ease of use for internal and external design communities.
• Develop and implement QA and regression solutions to qualify the PDK collaterals.
• Conduct root cause analyses for design issues related to process technology, innovation to enhance design methodologies and tool efficiency.
• Mentoring junior team to develop team competency.

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Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, with 6+ years of experience; or Master's degree with 4+ years of experience; or PhD with 2+ years of experience.
• Expertise in DRC and LVS, in one of the following EDA verification tool: ICV-PXL, Calibre-SVRF, or Pegasus runset development.
• Expertise in PERC verification development.
• Expertise in scripting languages such as Perl, Python, or TCL.
• Experience with EDA tools, such as Virtuoso, Custom Compiler.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience developing PDKs for advanced process technologies.
• Familiarity with IC physical design, layout, and verification flows.
• Knowledge of IC manufacturing process flows and DA/CAD/CAE environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to drive improvements across tools and methodologies.

Take the next step in shaping Intel's future by applying your expertise and leadership to drive innovation, inspire a high-performing team, and deliver impactful solutions that redefine the industry.

Job Type:

Experienced Hire

Shift:

Shift 1 (Malaysia)

Primary Location:

Malaysia, Penang

Additional Locations:

Business group:

Intel Foundry strives to make every facet of semiconductor manufacturing state-of-the-art while delighting our customers -- from delivering cutting-edge silicon process and packaging technology leadership for the AI era, enabling our customers to design leadership products, global manufacturing scale and supply chain, through the continuous yield improvements to advanced packaging all the way to final test and assembly. We ensure our foundry customers' products receive our utmost focus in terms of service, technology enablement and capacity commitments. Employees in the Foundry Technology Manufacturing are part of a worldwide factory network that designs, develops, manufactures, and assembly/test packages the compute devices to improve the lives of every person on Earth.

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.

Position of Trust

N/A

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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