Graduate Talent (pdk Qa Engineer)

Intel Intel · Semiconductors · Penang, Malaysia

This role is for a Graduate Talent (PDK QA Engineer) within Intel's Design Technology Platform (DTP) organization, focusing on the Process Design Kit (PDK) group. Responsibilities include validating PDK quality for custom design components and developing regression test suites to ensure PDK accuracy across various EDA flows and process nodes. The role requires knowledge of VLSI semiconductor devices, electronic circuits, and familiarity with EDA tools.

What you'd actually do

  1. PDK Quality validation (QA) of Custom Design components across process nodes and multiple EDA flows.
  2. Develop regression test suite and execute them to validate PDK wrt pcells, techfiles, runset, parasitic extraction, fill, cross tool results comparison etc.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor/Master in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or other related Electrical Scientific STEM field.
  • 9+ months of work or educational experience in VLSI Semiconductor device and electronic circuit fundamentals.
  • Knowledge and exposure to spice, basic layout concepts is required.
  • Familiar with Layout/Circuit EDA tools, such as Virtuoso, Custom Compiler, ICV, Calibre.

Nice to have

  • Automation/scripting knowledge highly desired.
  • Good oral and written communication.