Intel Corporation
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Job details:
Job Details
Job Description:
The Role And Impact
As a Process Design Kit (PDK) Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in developing and ensuring the quality of PDK collateral that enables cutting-edge silicon designs. You will be responsible for maintaining and validating design environments for specific technology nodes, working on parasitic extraction, physical verification, and design methodologies to set the foundation for high-quality, efficient design flows. This role is integral to advancing Intel's product lines and ensuring seamless collaboration across design and manufacturing teams.
Business Group
You will join the Design Technology Platform Enablement group, which focuses on creating world-class design environments to support Intel's advanced process technologies. This group collaborates with design teams, EDA vendors, and technology development experts to deliver high-quality design tools and methodologies that drive innovation across Intel's product offerings.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain PDK collateral, including Metal R and C extraction, runsets, LVS , physical design verification decks, and modeling transistors for silicon designers.
- Perform validation for PDK libraries, ensuring compliance with design rules and correct implementations for advanced process nodes.
- Build test structures and simulate physical verification, parasitic extraction, and device modeling to deliver high-quality design solutions.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve PDK-related issues, including debugging, root cause analysis, and error dispositioning.
- Drive automation and scalability by developing QA methodologies and tools to enhance coverage across technology nodes.
- Partner with EDA vendors to enable new tool functionalities and improve design workflows.
- Document and deliver design flows, guidelines, and tutorials to optimize usability for internal and external design communities.
- Engage with cross-functional teams to support new process development and ensure ease of use for the design ecosystem.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, with 12+ years of experience; OR Master's degree with 10+ years of experience; OR Ph.D. with 8+ years of experience in PDK development and validation.
- Hands-on expertise in physical verification tools such as Calibre, Pegasus, or ICV, and parasitic extraction tools such as StarRC or QRC.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, TCL, or PERL for automation and workflow optimization.
- Demonstrated experience with PDK enablement for advanced process nodes, including device modeling and layout verification methodologies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with reliability verification techniques, including EM/IR flows and ESD concepts.
- Knowledge of CMOS device physics, process technology, and design rules.
- Experience with 3DIC flow methodologies and low-power techniques.
- Strong organizational, presentation, and communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and vendors.
We're looking for innovative, detail-oriented individuals who thrive in dynamic environments and are eager to make a meaningful impact on Intel's design technology platform. Join us and be part of a team that drives technological excellence and shapes the future of semiconductor innovation.
Job Type
Experienced Hire
Shift
Shift 1 (India)
Primary Location:
India, Bangalore
Additional Locations:
Posting Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.
Position of Trust
N/A
Work Model for this Role
This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.
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