Design Automation Engineer (TFM/EDA)

Location: Hybrid role with on-site and off-site work at assigned Intel sites in Folsom, California; Phoenix, Arizona; Santa Clara, California; or Hillsboro, Oregon. US Citizenship is required, and the role operates in the United States.

Annual salary: $137,610–$265,870 USD.

Company

Intel Foundry develops semiconductor manufacturing and design solutions for Intel engineering teams and next-generation products.

What you will do

• Install, maintain, and support design automation scripts, front-end and back-end EDA tools, workflows, and licenses.
• Resolve tool and methodology issues across the design path to TapeOut.
• Develop automation for installing and optimizing PDKs, EDA tools, licenses, and design environments.
• Integrate new tools and methods into existing workflows and improve scalability and adoption across design teams.
• Collaborate with EDA providers, PDK and library experts, flow development teams, product designers, and engineering compute teams.
• Provide training and documentation for design ramp-up activities and troubleshoot compute capacity issues.

Requirements

• US Citizenship and ability to obtain a US Government Security Clearance TS/SCI.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with 6+ years of hands-on infrastructure and DevOps experience, or a Master’s degree with 4+ years, or a PhD with 2+ years.
• Experience with front-end and back-end EDA tools, flows, and methodologies, including debugging and problem-solving.
• Knowledge of physical design optimization and TFM tools, flows, and methodologies.
• Experience with Tcl, Perl, and Python scripting, with familiarity with Verilog and VHDL.
• Expertise in Linux-based environments, including bash and tcsh.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience installing industry-standard front-end and back-end EDA tools.
• Experience installing foundry PDKs and flows, including Cheetah.
• Experience with debugging and design automation.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model combining on-site work at an assigned Intel site with off-site work.
• Health, retirement, and vacation benefits.
• Competitive pay and stock bonuses.
• Collaborative environment focused on semiconductor innovation and professional growth.
• Full-time experienced-hire position on Shift 1 in the United States.