CPU Core Physical Design Engineer

Intel is a leading technology company known for creating world-changing technology. They are seeking a CPU Core Physical Design Engineer to perform physical design implementation of custom CPU designs and ensure high-quality timing closure and optimization across the backend flow. Responsibilities Performs physical design implementation of custom CPU designs from RTL to GDS to create a design database that is ready for manufacturing Conducts all aspects of the CPU physical design flow including synthesis, place and route, clock tree synthesis, floor planning, static timing analysis, power/clock distribution, reliability, and power and noise analysis Conduct verification and signoff include formal equivalence verification, static timing analysis, reliability verification, static and dynamic power integrity, layout verification, electrical rule checking, and structural design checking Analyzes results and makes recommendations to improve current and future CPU microarchitectures closely collaborating with logic, circuit, architecture, and design automation teams Possesses CPU specific expertise in various aspects of structural and physical design, including physical clock design, timing closure, coverage analysis, multiple power domain analysis, structured placement, routing, synthesis, and DFT Works intimately with industry EDA vendors to build and enhance tool capabilities to design a highspeed, low power synthesizable CPU Optimizes CPU design to improve product level parameters such as power, frequency, and area Participates in the development and improvement of physical design methodologies and flow automation Skills The candidate must possess a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Electrical/Electronic Engineering or any STEM related degree and 1+ years of relevant experience -OR- Master's Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Electrical/Electronic Engineering or any STEM related degree At least a year of experience with VLSI circuit design and synthesis At least a year of experience with static timing analysis At least a year of experience with low power design 2+ years of experience in x86 CPU architecture 2+ years of experience in TCL/Perl/Python programming Benefits Competitive pay Stock bonuses Health Retirement Vacation Company Overview Intel designs, manufactures and sells computer components and related products for business and consumer markets. It was founded in 1968, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship Intel has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 239 in 2026, 2793 in 2025, 3717 in 2024, 3576 in 2023, 4811 in 2022, 3359 in 2021, 1174 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.