EDA Tools Hardware engineer
| Company | Intel |
|---|---|
| Location | Santa Clara, CA, USA, Hillsboro, OR, USA, Folsom, CA, USA |
| Salary | $104890 – $148080 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related major with 1+ years experience -OR- Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related major.
- 1+ years experience in at least two of the following: Static timing analysis tools, flows and methodology; Using and debugging industry standard Static Timing Analysis tools such as Primetime, Tempus; Using and debugging industry standard Power Analysis tools such as Primepower; Programming in scripting languages.
Responsibilities
- Designs, implements, verifies, and supports the enablement and adoption of hardware sign-off tools, flows, and methodologies.
- Defines methodologies for hardware development related to technology node and EDA tool enabling.
- Develops, tests, and analyzes engineering design automation tools, flow, and methodologies to improve efficiency and optimize power and performance.
- Supports development and enhancement of platforms, databases, scripts, and tools flows for design automation.
- Builds deep understanding of digital design, verification, power and performance, clocking, and/or timing to enhance future TFM development.
- Collaborates with EDA vendors on defining and early testing of next generation design sign-off tools.
- Works closely with design teams to understand and debug static timing Analysis tool/flow/methodology issues.
- Engages with vendors to drive tool quality improvements and fixes.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related major and 3+ years of experience are encouraged to apply.
- Good understanding of Digital Design, Backend automation flows and PPA optimization.
- Good understanding of Static Timing Analysis and Power estimation/optimization tools (Primetime, Tempus).
- Experience using vendor tools (Synopsys, Cadence).
- Strong scripting/coding and problem solving skills in Perl, Python and TCL.