[Hiring] Senior EDA Tools Hardware Engineer @Intel Corporation

Role Description

At Intel, we are shaping the future of technology by pushing the boundaries of innovation. As a Senior EDA Tools Hardware Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and enabling next-generation hardware design tools, flows, and methodologies. Your contributions will directly impact Intel's ability to deliver industry-leading silicon solutions with optimized power, performance, and efficiency.

• Collaborate with world-class engineers and EDA vendors to drive the adoption and enhancement of cutting-edge tools.
• Design, implement, and verify hardware design tools, flows, and methodologies for advanced technology nodes.
• Develop unique hardware designs and integrate components into hierarchical systems for end-to-end EDA tool testing.
• Analyze and optimize methodologies for improved power, performance, area, and efficiency in hardware development.
• Build platforms, databases, scripts, and tool flows to enhance design automation capabilities.
• Test and analyze engineering design automation tools to ensure reliability, functionality, and quality.
• Develop and refine tools to support digital design, verification, structural and physical layout, full-chip integration, power optimization, clocking, and timing methodologies.
• Work collaboratively with EDA vendors to define, test, and adopt next-generation design tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or in a STEM related field.
• 7+ years of experience in hardware design and development with a Bachelor's degree, OR 5+ years of experience with a Master's degree, OR 3+ years of experience with a PhD.
• Experience in EDA tools and methodologies, including debugging and problem-solving.
• Experience in physical design, optimization, and tools flows and methodology (TFM) development.
• Experience analyzing and improving software quality.
• Experience in digital design, verification, and structural layout.

Requirements

• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience collaborating with external EDA vendors and industry leaders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with power-performance optimization techniques and formal verification.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and stock bonuses.
• Health, retirement, and vacation benefits.
• Total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry.

Company Description

The Central Engineering Group (CEG) is Intel's data-driven organization that builds scalable engineering solutions across three pillars:

• Product Enablement (IP, tools, and methodologies).
• Custom ASIC (leveraging existing IP for custom silicon).
• Foundry Enablement (supporting top customers and validating technologies).

The team focuses on customer-driven, end-to-end solutions with short development cycles to deliver measurable business impact across Intel's product and foundry businesses.