Job Description

As a Physical Design Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of custom IP and SoC designs, delivering cutting-edge solutions for high-performance computing applications. Your contributions will span the complete physical design flow, from RTL to GDS, ensuring the highest levels of quality, performance, and manufacturability. By leveraging your expertise in physical design methodologies and tools, you will have a tangible impact on Intel's industry-leading product portfolio, driving advancements in power efficiency, speed, and innovation. This is a unique opportunity to join a collaborative team of engineers, tackle complex challenges, and contribute to the development of transformative technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute RTL-to-GDS implementation of custom IP and SoC designs, including synthesis, place-and-route, clock tree synthesis, and floor planning.
• Conduct comprehensive static timing analysis, power and noise analysis, and reliability assessments to meet stringent design specifications.
• Perform verification and signoff, including formal equivalence verification, layout verification, and static and dynamic power integrity checks.
• Identify and resolve design violations, optimizing for parameters such as power, frequency, and area.
• Develop and refine physical design methodologies, leveraging EDA tools to enhance automation and workflow efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including architecture and logic designers, to define design requirements and ensure seamless integration.
• Utilize scripting skills to automate repetitive tasks, enhance productivity, and debug design anomalies.
• Drive continuous improvement in physical design processes to meet the demands of advanced process nodes and next-generation architectures.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's or BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 6 or more years of experience in the structural/physical design domain with a Bachelor's degree, four or more years with a Master's degree, or two or more years with a PhD.
• Proficiency in RTL-to-GDS tools and methodologies, including synthesis, place-and-route, clock tree synthesis, and floor planning.
• Deep expertise in static timing analysis, including SDC development, timing budgeting, and timing signoff using tools such as Primetime.
• Strong scripting skills in languages such as Perl, TCL, Python, or Shell, with the ability to automate workflows and debug issues effectively.
• Extensive knowledge of EDA tools and flows, including low-power design techniques and multi-power domain analysis.
• Experience in multiple tape-outs for deep sub-micron process nodes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced experience in I/O and IP timing budget development.
• Familiarity with Verilog or VHDL for hardware description and verification.
• Proven track record of mentoring and developing junior team members.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, collaborative mindset, and ability to thrive in a diverse team environment.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities, with a focus on delivering high-quality solutions under tight deadlines.

We encourage you to bring your expertise, creativity, and passion for innovation to Intel. Join us in driving technological breakthroughs that shape the future. Apply today and help us redefine what is possible.

Job Type:

Experienced Hire

Shift:

Shift 1 (Malaysia)

Primary Location:

Malaysia, Penang

Additional Locations:

Business group:

The Central Engineering Group (CEG) is Intel's data-driven organization that builds scalable engineering solutions across three pillars: Product Enablement (IP, tools, and methodologies), Custom ASIC (leveraging existing IP for custom silicon), and Foundry Enablement (supporting top customers and validating technologies). The team focuses on customer-driven, end-to-end solutions with short development cycles to deliver measurable business impact across Intel's product and foundry businesses.

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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