Graduate Talent (Standard Cell Library Design Engineer)

Job Title

Graduate Talent (Standard Cell Library Design Engineer)

Role Summary

Design, verify, characterize, and deliver standard cell libraries for Intel SoCs and Intel Foundry customers using leading-edge process technologies. Work across library front‑end and back‑end tasks including modeling, automation, and validation.

Position sits in the Intel Foundry team in Penang and follows a hybrid work model.

Experience Level

Entry-level (Graduate). Suitable for recent graduates or engineers with approximately 0–3 years of experience.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Design and implement combinational, sequential, and power-management circuits targeting advanced process technologies.
• Perform parasitic extraction and optimize designs for power, performance, robustness, and density.
• Develop automation flows for library modeling, validation, quality checking, and reliability/performance verification.
• Characterize libraries for timing, noise, power, and variation; generate front-end and back-end models.
• Build, validate, release, and support standard cell libraries for Intel product teams and Foundry customers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and external teams and document design and validation results.

Requirements

Minimum technical and professional requirements; items are grouped where possible.

• Must-have: Excellent written and verbal communication and the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Must-have: Knowledge of digital circuit design, including CMOS combinational logic and sequential element design and layout.
• Must-have: Familiarity with industry-standard EDA tool areas such as circuit simulation, cell characterization, logic synthesis, place-and-route, physical design verification, and reliability verification.
• Must-have: Scripting experience for design automation (TCL, Python, Perl, csh, or similar).
• Must-have: Experience with Linux environments and common Linux-based development tools.
• Nice-to-have: Hands-on experience with parasitic extraction, library characterization workflows, and performance/variation optimization.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, VLSI, Microelectronics, or another closely related electrical field.

Note: Intel does not charge recruitment fees. Report any fee requests to the staffing team at malaysia.staffing@intel.com.

About the Company

Company: Intel Corporation

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA

Intel Corporation is a leading multinational technology company known for its innovative semiconductor solutions, including microprocessors, artificial intelligence accelerators, and memory products. Headquartered in the United States, Intel focuses on cutting-edge technology and a collaborative working environment, driving advancements in semiconductor manufacturing to meet global demands. The company emphasizes professional development and aims to shape the future of technology through groundbreaking designs.