Principal Engineer, Design Technology Co-optimization

Intel Intel · Semiconductors · Oregon, Hillsboro, United States

This role focuses on the design and optimization of standard cell libraries for Intel's leading-edge process nodes, involving close collaboration with physical design engineers and EDA partners. The primary goal is to improve cell performance, power, and area to meet internal and external foundry customer needs. It requires a strong technical understanding of advanced semiconductor technology and foundation IP design.

What you'd actually do

  1. driving optimization of standard cell libraries on Intel's leading edge process nodes to meet internal and external foundry customer needs
  2. directly interface with key Intel foundry customers to understand technology and library gaps and drive co-optimization with Intel foundry technology development teams and EDA partners
  3. optimizing library circuits in close collaboration with physical design engineers to provide optimally tuned layout to improve cell performance, power and area
  4. collaborating with EDA partners to optimize cell content in standard cell library to improve Intel technology entitlement at product level

Skills

Required

  • advanced semiconductor technology
  • foundation IP design
  • design-technology co-optimization
  • standard cell library design
  • MOSFET electrical characteristics
  • local layout effects
  • variability at advanced nodes
  • library cell characterization methodology and tools
  • Spice circuit simulations
  • semiconductor foundry ecosystem
  • technical leadership

Nice to have

  • product designs
  • signoff methodology
  • pre and post Si foundry benchmarking practices
  • EDA tool design and optimization
  • foundation IP Si validation

What the JD emphasized

  • Strong technical understanding of advanced semiconductor technology
  • Strong technical understanding of foundation IP design and design-technology co-optimization
  • Experience in standard cell library design with good understanding of MOSFET electrical characteristics, local layout effects, variability at advanced nodes
  • Experience with library cell characterization methodology and tools and Spice circuit simulations
  • Experience in semiconductor foundry ecosystem from foundry, EDA/IP, or foundry customer perspective
  • Good track record of technical leadership and delivery