Intel
Senior GPU Physical Design Engineer
$164K–$232K
US, California, Folsom +2 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Location
- US, California, Folsom
US, California, Santa Clara
US, Oregon, Hillsboro - Experience
- Bachelor's degree with 6+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 4+ years, or PhD with 2+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field; Master's or PhD alternatives stated.
About the job
Implements GPU physical designs from RTL to GDS, handling implementation, verification, signoff, and optimization for power, performance, and area.
What you'll do
- Perform GPU synthesis, placement, routing, and clock tree synthesis.
- Conduct verification and signoff, including static timing analysis, layout verification, and formal equivalence checking.
- Optimize GPU designs and develop physical design methodologies and flow automation.
What they ask for
- Experience with ASIC design flows, including floorplanning, synthesis, place and route, and layout verification.
- Advanced experience with industry-standard physical design tools.
- Advanced scripting skills in Tcl, Python, or similar languages.
- Experience with GPU physical design challenges, including SoC integration and timing closure; background optimizing power, performance, and area on advanced process nodes.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Unix/Linux-based environments and methodologies for tool and flow development.
Pay
$164,470.00-232,190.00 USD (target compensation; base salary or total pay not specified)
Tools
Fusion Compiler, Genus/Innovus, ICC-DP, PrimeTime, StarRC, Formality, Tcl, Python
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