Intel
Senior Reliability PDK and TFM engineer
$150K–$285K
US, Oregon, Hillsboro +3 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 8, 2026
- Location
- US, Oregon, Hillsboro
US, California, Folsom
US, California, Santa Clara
US, Arizona, Phoenix - Experience
- Minimum qualifications specify 6+ years with a bachelor's degree, 4+ years with a master's degree, or 2+ years with a PhD; also 3+ years in one of the listed specialty areas.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, physics, or a related field; alternatives are a master's degree with 4+ years of relevant experience or a PhD with 2+ years.
- Visa sponsorship
- Intel U.S. immigration sponsorship guidelines are referenced; no specific visa policy is stated.
About the job
Develop reliability design enablement for Intel technology by creating PDK rules and collateral and enabling EDA tools and flows for reliability verification.
What you'll do
- Define and generate reliability-related PDK design rules and collateral, including quality assurance and benchmarking.
- Drive EDA tool and flow enablement with PDK development, internal partners, and vendors.
- Benchmark technology reliability and deliver PDK, design rules, collateral, TFM, and IP ecosystem for customer designs.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, physics, or a related field and 6+ years of relevant work experience; or 4+ years of relevant experience and a master's degree; or a PhD degree with 2+ years of relevant experience.
- 3+ years' experience in at least one listed area: PDK development, reliability tool and flow, design for reliability, circuit/IP/SoC design reliability validation using PDK, or EDA tool and flow development.
Nice to have
- Master's or Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering, physics, or related field.
- Hands-on PDK development and validation; reliability verification knowledge; AI or programming skills for design-rule, techfile-generation, or QA code, agents, or scripts.
Pay
$149,600.00-284,580.00 USD (total compensation)
Tools
PDK, TFM, EDA, BTI, HCI, Electro-Migration, EOS, ESD
AI focus
Preferred qualification includes using AI or programming skills to write code, agents, or scripts for design-rule and techfile generation and quality assurance.
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