CPU Circuit Design Engineer

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About This Role

  • The Role and Impact: Join Intel as a CPU Circuit Design Engineer and contribute to designing and advancing cutting-edge digital circuits that form the backbone of Intel's high-performance CPUs.
  • This role is integral to achieving power, performance, and area optimization while ensuring robust functionality and electrical capabilities.
  • As part of a cross-functional team, you will drive innovation in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, helping shape the future of CPU design and technology.
  • Your work will have a direct impact on Intel's success as a global leader in technology.
  • Key Responsibilities: - Design, develop, and build custom digital circuits, including memory and caches, with a focus on power, performance, area, timing, and yield optimization. - Create floorplans, perform circuit design, schematic entry, and simulation for CPU blocks, and verify functionality for optimal design. - Collaborate with architecture and layout teams to ensure robust circuit designs with high electrical capabilities. - Develop and implement methodologies to streamline design flows and optimize performance, power, and area trade-offs. - Conduct signal integrity analysis to minimize noise glitches and reduce leakage of CPU circuits. - Create block-level DFT models, develop memory test tools, and manage characterization of individual memory instances and memory compilers. - Define and execute post-silicon speed-path analysis, bin-split, and power and performance projection tasks. - Report design progress, collect feedback, and address performance issues while adhering to project schedules.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a STEM-related field with 4+ years of experience; or Master's degree with 3+ years of experience; or a PhD. - Proficiency in CMOS circuit design, digital logic optimizations, and circuit trade-offs for power, performance, and area. - Expertise in Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) circuits and design methodologies.

Nice to Have

  • Experience in low-power implementation techniques and memory design. - Familiarity with circuit and layout trade-offs for optimized design. - Knowledge of EBB design tools, flows and methodologies, and signal integrity analysis. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and work in dynamic environments.
  • Help shape the future of technology and join a team that's driving innovation at the forefront of CPU design.
  • Apply now to make a meaningful impact at Intel.

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: $122,440.00-232,190.00 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.

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