LTD RET/OPC Design Rule and Technology Definition Engineer (Semiconductor)

Location: Hillsboro, Oregon, United States; hybrid work model with time split between the assigned Intel site and off-site work.

Annual salary range: $149,600–$284,580 USD.

Company

Intel develops computing technologies and semiconductor manufacturing technologies through its LTD organization and Intel Foundry.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain software, automation frameworks, data systems, and engineering infrastructure for semiconductor technology development.
• Support design and process technology co-optimization and design for yield for advanced semiconductor nodes.
• Develop automation workflows, APIs, data pipelines, and software tools used by engineering teams.
• Design and maintain structured data models, metadata frameworks, databases, knowledge repositories, and configuration-managed data systems.
• Apply AI and LLM technologies to engineering knowledge management, data extraction, workflow automation, and decision support.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field plus 6+ years of professional experience with semiconductor industry technologies; or a master’s degree plus 4+ years; or a Ph.D. plus 2+ years.
• Professional hands-on experience with semiconductor industry technologies, including software development, automation frameworks, data systems, or engineering infrastructure.
• Experience designing and maintaining structured data models, metadata frameworks, databases, knowledge repositories, or configuration-managed data systems.
• Experience with source control and repository management systems such as Git, GitLab, GitHub, or equivalent.
• Experience developing automation workflows, APIs, data pipelines, or software tools used by engineering teams.
• Knowledge of AI/LLM technologies and their application to engineering knowledge management, data extraction, workflow automation, and decision support.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work across multiple technical disciplines.

Nice to have

• Experience in the semiconductor industry and understanding of semiconductor physical design, layout methodologies, or design rule development.
• Experience with process design rules, patterning technologies, DTCO methodologies, or data and automation platforms supporting semiconductor technology development.
• Experience with graph databases, knowledge graphs, semantic search, vector databases, or AI-enabled knowledge repositories.
• Familiarity with cloud-native software development, data orchestration frameworks, and modern software engineering practices.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model combining on-site work at the assigned Intel site with off-site work.
• Competitive pay, stock bonuses, health benefits, retirement benefits, and vacation.
• Full-time experienced-hire position on Shift 1 in the United States.
• Employment practices include consideration for qualified applicants without discrimination based on protected characteristics.