CPU Physical Design Engineer

Intel
Bengaluru
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Experience: 6+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Collaborative problem-solving","Working in dynamic environments"]

Implement high-performance, low-power CPU designs from RTL through GDSII, driving synthesis, placement, routing, clock tree synthesis, timing analysis, and power optimization. Partner with logic, circuit, architecture, and automation teams to improve microarchitectures and physical design methods. Work with leading EDA vendors to enhance tool capabilities, and optimize for power, frequency, and area while ensuring manufacturability for Intel’s next-generation CPUs.

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CPU Physical Design Engineer

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Job Summary

Implement high-performance, low-power CPU designs from RTL through GDSII, driving synthesis, placement, routing, clock tree synthesis, timing analysis, and power optimization. Partner with logic, circuit, architecture, and automation teams to improve microarchitectures and physical design methods. Work with leading EDA vendors to enhance tool capabilities, and optimize for power, frequency, and area while ensuring manufacturability for Intel’s next-generation CPUs.
Location: Bengaluru
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Perform physical design implementation from RTL to GDSII, including synthesis, placement, routing, clock tree synthesis, and optimization.
  • •Run static timing analysis, power distribution analysis, and reliability verification to ensure convergence and high manufacturability.
  • •Collaborate with logic, circuit, architecture, and automation teams to improve CPU microarchitectures and design methodologies.
  • •Partner with EDA vendors to enhance tool capabilities for high-speed, low-power CPU development.
  • •Optimize designs for power, frequency, and area, and help develop physical design methodologies and flow automation for future projects.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering with 6+ years of physical design experience, or a Master’s degree with 4+ years, or a PhD with 2+ years.
  • •Expertise in synthesis, placement, clock tree synthesis (CTS), and routing tools, including Synopsys and Cadence platforms.
  • •Proficiency in timing signoff, formal verification, and low-power design techniques.
  • •Solid understanding of submicron process node technologies plus layout verification methods such as LVS/DRC.
  • •Experience with power estimation, power optimization, and power delivery methodologies.
Experience:6+ yearsSemiconductorEDAHardware designCPU design
Education:Bachelor's in Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering
Skills:CommunicationCollaborative problem-solvingWorking in dynamic environments
Tech Stack:RTLGDSIISynthesisPlacementRoutingClock tree synthesis (CTS)Static timing analysisPower distribution analysisReliability verificationSynopsysCadenceTiming signoffFormal verificationLow-power designLVSDRCPower estimationPower optimizationPower deliverySubmicron process nodes

Company Brief

Intel
Designs and manufactures semiconductor chips, processors, and related hardware for PCs, data centers, networking, and embedded applications, while providing software and services to accelerate computing across industries globally.
Industry: Electronics Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States
Founded: 1968
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