Senior Design Engineer – AI SoC Development
Intel CorporationJob Title
Senior Design Engineer – AI SoC Development
Role Summary
Design and deliver RTL and microarchitecture for complex SoC IP blocks used in AI hardware across edge and data-center products. Work within the AI SoC organization to integrate IPs, optimize for power/performance/area, and ensure designs are synthesis- and timing-clean through close collaboration with verification and physical design teams.
Experience Level
Senior-level — minimum 7+ years of RTL design and implementation experience for ASIC/SoC development.
Responsibilities
Deliver and validate RTL-based IP and subsystems, drive integration and handoff, and support bring-up and post-silicon activities.
- Evaluate architectural trade-offs for features, performance, power, and system constraints.
- Define and document micro-architecture; implement RTL in Verilog/SystemVerilog and integrate at top level.
- Ensure delivered designs are verified, synthesis-clean, and meet timing and power goals.
- Collaborate with verification teams to review verification plans and resolve failing RTL tests.
- Develop and maintain timing constraints; support physical design for synthesis, timing closure, and formal equivalence.
- Drive silicon bring-up, debug, and post-silicon performance analysis.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to design methodology and quality improvements.
Requirements
Minimum technical requirements and desirable skills.
Must-have:
- 7+ years of RTL design and implementation experience for ASIC/SoC development.
- Proven RTL coding skills in Verilog/SystemVerilog and experience with RTL-to-synthesis flows.
- Experience optimizing designs for timing, power, area and achieving timing closure.
- Experience integrating IP blocks and performing SoC-level integration.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
Nice-to-have:
- Experience with standard bus protocols (AXI, AHB) and multicore CPU subsystem design.
- Expertise in high-speed and low-power design techniques.
- Familiarity with EDA tools (VCS, Questa, Xcelium), lint tools (Spyglass), and FPGA prototyping (Vivado, Quartus).
- Scripting for automation (Python, TCL) and design flow optimization.
- Hands-on silicon bring-up and post-silicon validation experience.
Education Requirements
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
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.
