Intel
CPU Physical Design Engineer
$106K–$200K
US, Texas, Austin · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years with a bachelor's degree, or 1+ years of relevant educational or work experience with a master's degree.
- Education
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- See Intel U.S. Immigration Sponsorship Information for Intel’s immigration sponsorship guidelines; no specific policy stated.
About the job
Implements and verifies CPU physical design flows from RTL synthesis through GDS generation, optimizing power, performance, and area.
What you'll do
- Implement physical design and verification flows for custom CPU designs, including synthesis and GDS generation.
- Perform signoff activities, including formal equivalence, layout and reliability verification, and timing/power integrity analysis.
- Collaborate across engineering teams to improve CPU designs, methodologies, and automation workflows.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 3+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree in the same field with 1+ years of relevant educational or work experience.
- Experience in at least one of: successful tape-out using advanced technology nodes; industry-standard EDA tools such as Synopsys and/or Cadence for physical design flows; scripting in Python, Perl, or TCL for design automation.
Nice to have
- PhD in a listed field; physical design verification background including DRC/LVS; familiarity with advanced-node layout rules; graduate VLSI design/Computer Architecture coursework; or exposure to/coursework in AI.
Pay
$105,650.00-200,340.00 USD (target compensation; pay type not specified)
Tools
Synopsys, Cadence, Python, Perl, TCL
AI focus
Preferred qualification: exposure to or coursework in AI; no specific AI work is described.
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