Physical Design Engineer

About This Role

• As a Physical Design Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in Intel's journey to delivering world-class custom IP and SoC designs.
• Embedded in a vibrant and collaborative environment, you will transform RTL into manufacturing-ready design databases, harnessing cutting-edge industry EDA tools and methodologies.
• Your contributions will directly influence Intel's ability to innovate at leading-edge process nodes, optimizing the design to achieve exceptional power, performance, and area (PPA) metrics.
• This is a unique opportunity to drive the development of next-generation technologies, leaving a lasting impact on Intel's product portfolio and its position as a global leader in semiconductor design.
• Key Responsibilities: Execute all stages of the physical design flow, including synthesis, floor planning, placement, routing, clock tree synthesis, and static timing analysis.
• Conduct verification and signoff activities such as formal equivalence verification, layout verification, reliability checks, and power/noise analysis.
• Drive timing closure efforts using industry-standard tools like Primetime, working to meet stringent design and signoff requirements.
• Analyze timing reports, debug issues, execute timing ECOs, and deliver feedback to optimize design methodologies.
• Develop and refine power/clock distribution strategies to ensure robust and efficient designs.
• Collaborate closely with architecture, design, and implementation teams to define constraints, clocking specifications, I/O budgets, and achieve IP budget convergence.
• Enhance design flows and automation processes to accommodate evolving technology and product architecture needs.
• Mentor junior engineers, fostering skill development and technical excellence within the team.