Standard Cell Design Engineer

Job Title

Standard Cell Design Engineer

Role Summary

Design, develop, verify, and deliver corporate standard cell libraries for leading-edge process technologies to support Intel SoCs and Intel Foundry customers. Work with cross-functional and external teams to produce high-quality, production-ready libraries.

Experience Level

Entry-level (College Graduate).

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities for this role include library design, verification, characterization, and automation.

• Design and implement combinational, sequential, and power-management circuits for advanced process nodes.
• Perform parasitic extraction and optimize designs for power, performance, robustness, and density.
• Develop automation flows for library modeling, validation, quality checks, and reliability 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 product teams and foundry customer projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional groups and external customers to meet project requirements and schedules.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and attributes.

• Knowledge of digital circuit design including CMOS combinational logic and sequential element design and layout.
• Familiarity with EDA tools in one or more areas: circuit simulation, cell characterization, logic synthesis, place-and-route, physical design verification, or reliability verification.
• Scripting experience for design automation using one or more languages: TCL, Perl, Python, csh (or similar).
• Experience with Linux environments and common Linux-based development tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.

Education Requirements

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

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.