Eda Tools Software Engineer

Intel Intel · Semiconductors · Arizona, Phoenix, United States +2

Designs, develops, tests, and debugs software tools, flows, and methodologies used in design automation for hardware products, process design, or manufacturing. Requires in-depth knowledge of semiconductor physics, process technology, design rules, and EDA tools for EM, IR drop, and ESD. Scripting skills in languages like SKILL, Python, PERL, or TCL are essential. Experience applying AI/ML techniques for analog layout generation and geometry/graph-based problems is a plus.

What you'd actually do

  1. Designs, develops, tests, and debugs software tools, flows, and methodologies used in design automation and by teams in the design of hardware products, process design, or manufacturing.
  2. Responsibilities include capturing user stories/requirements, writing both functional and test code, automating build and deployment, and/or performing unit, integration, and end-to-end testing of the software tools.

Skills

Required

  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related engineering field with 10+ years of related experience in electrical/software engineering and design enablement/tool optimization.
  • Semiconductor device physics
  • process technology
  • design rules
  • EM concepts
  • IR drop concepts
  • ESD concepts
  • EDA tools
  • Reliability Verification Tools
  • Extraction Tools
  • Simulation Tools
  • Scripting languages (SKILL, Python, PERL, or TCL)

Nice to have

  • Physical verification flows (LVS and DRC)
  • Tools, flows, and methodologies for optimal Product PPAC
  • Driving cross-functional and industry-wide initiatives and taskforces
  • Applying AI/ML techniques for analog layout generation, automation
  • Applying ML to geometry and graph-based problems

What the JD emphasized

  • In-depth knowledge of Semiconductor device physics, process technology, and design rules.
  • EM ( Electromigration) , IR drop and ESD concepts for technology/design methodologies and related EDA tools.
  • Experience in Industry-standard Reliability Verification, Extraction and Simulation Tools, Flows and Methodology.