Intel
CPU Circuit Design Engineer
$142K–$269K
US, Texas, Austin · Full-time · Posted Aug 31, 2026
- Experience
- Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years or master’s degree and 4+ years in a related field; 5+ years in CPU circuit or backend design and 5+ years in circuit design and STA.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Drives CPU performance verification and circuit/timing signoff, evaluates process nodes and frequency targets, and supports pre- to post-silicon debug and correlation.
What you'll do
- Drive performance verification methodology and circuit/timing quality signoff for the CPU team.
- Evaluate new process nodes and recommend CPU frequency targets while balancing performance, power, area, and effort.
- Converge designs to timing targets and develop ownership of pre-to-post silicon VF correlation and circuit-marginality debug.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years, or master’s degree and 4+ years, in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of CPU circuit or backend design experience.
- 5+ years of experience in circuit design and STA.
Nice to have
- In-depth circuit design and STA knowledge, including PPA tradeoffs and circuit quality signoff criteria.
- Ability to guide post-silicon circuit-marginality debug; experience leading technical teams of 2–3 engineers.
Pay
$141,910.00-269,100.00 USD (target compensation)
Tools
STA
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