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CPU Circuit Design Engineer

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Austin, TX, USA
122K-232K Annually
Mid level
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Austin, TX, USA
122K-232K Annually
Mid level
Design and develop custom digital circuits for Intel CPUs, focusing on optimization and collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance CPU technology.
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Job Description: The Role and Impact: Join Intel as a CPU Circuit Design Engineer and contribute to designing and advancing cutting-edge digital circuits that form the backbone of Intel's high-performance CPUs. This role is integral to achieving power, performance, and area optimization while ensuring robust functionality and electrical capabilities. As part of a cross-functional team, you will drive innovation in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, helping shape the future of CPU design and technology. Your work will have a direct impact on Intel's success as a global leader in technology. Key Responsibilities: - Design, develop, and build custom digital circuits, including memory and caches, with a focus on power, performance, area, timing, and yield optimization. - Create floorplans, perform circuit design, schematic entry, and simulation for CPU blocks, and verify functionality for optimal design. - Collaborate with architecture and layout teams to ensure robust circuit designs with high electrical capabilities. - Develop and implement methodologies to streamline design flows and optimize performance, power, and area trade-offs. - Conduct signal integrity analysis to minimize noise glitches and reduce leakage of CPU circuits. - Create block-level DFT models, develop memory test tools, and manage characterization of individual memory instances and memory compilers. - Define and execute post-silicon speed-path analysis, bin-split, and power and performance projection tasks. - Report design progress, collect feedback, and address performance issues while adhering to project schedules.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a STEM-related field with 4+ years of experience; or Master's degree with 3+ years of experience; or a PhD.
- Proficiency in CMOS circuit design, digital logic optimizations, and circuit trade-offs for power, performance, and area.
- Expertise in Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) circuits and design methodologies.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in low-power implementation techniques and memory design.
- Familiarity with circuit and layout trade-offs for optimized design.
- Knowledge of EBB design tools, flows and methodologies, and signal integrity analysis.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and work in dynamic environments.
Help shape the future of technology and join a team that's driving innovation at the forefront of CPU design. Apply now to make a meaningful impact at Intel.

          

Job Type:Experienced Hire

Shift:Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location: US, Texas, Austin

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Business group:The Client Computing Group (CCG) is responsible for driving business strategy and product development for Intel's PC products and platforms, spanning form factors such as notebooks, desktops, 2 in 1s, all in ones. Working with our partners across the industry, we intend to deliver purposeful computing experiences that unlock people's potential - allowing each person use our products to focus, create and connect in ways that matter most to them.

Posting Statement:All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.Position of TrustN/ABenefits

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find out more about the benefits of working at Intel.



Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $122,440.00-232,190.00 USD

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Work Model for this Role

This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.

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