Analog Circuit Design Engineer
Intel · Posted Oct 23
Semiconductor manufacturing, microprocessors, data center solutions, and artificial intelligence infrastructure
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About the role
The Central Engineering Group (CEG) at Intel develops cutting-edge technologies and delivers solutions that support the company's innovation and product excellence. The team works on analog and mixed-signal IPs for advanced process nodes, including high-speed SerDes, memory interfaces, and clocking systems. This role leads the design, simulation, and validation of high-speed analog circuits, including post-silicon debug and methodology refinement using industry-standard EDA tools.
What you will do
- Design, develop, and optimize analog circuits for advanced process nodes, focusing on high-speed SerDes, memory interfaces, and clocking systems.
- Extract key chip parameters and simulate analog behavior models to validate designs against block specifications.
- Create and execute thorough test plans to ensure functionality, reliability, and performance of circuits.
- Collaborate with architecture and layout teams to optimize circuits for power, area, timing, and electrical robustness.
- Perform post-silicon debug and validation to analyze and resolve circuit-related issues for high-volume manufacturing readiness.
- Continuously refine design methodologies to improve innovation, efficiency, and delivery timelines.
- Utilize industry-standard EDA tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, SPICE simulators, and post-layout extraction tools for design and validation tasks.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field with 6+ years of experience, Master's degree with 4+ years, or PhD with 2+ years in analog circuit design.
- Proficiency in designing high-speed analog/mixed-signal circuits, including SerDes, PLLs, regulators, and clocking systems.
- Expertise in CMOS design fundamentals, circuit simulation tools, and modeling techniques.
- Experience with EDA tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, PrimeSim, DRC, LVS, and post-layout extraction tools.
- Familiarity with optimizing circuits for power, area, timing, and yield goals.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in post-silicon validation, reliability testing, and debugging.
- Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, TCL, or Perl for design automation tasks.
- Familiarity with modeling and simulation of high-speed interface interconnects and channels.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a demonstrated ability to lead initiatives and mentor junior engineers.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Intel
Intel Corporation is a global technology leader focused on the design and manufacturing of microprocessors, integrated circuits, and advanced data center infrastructure. The company drives innovation across personal computing, artificial intelligence, and cloud ecosystems while operating a major semiconductor foundry business. Intel delivers foundational silicon and packaging solutions that power modern digital infrastructure worldwide.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 10001+ employees
- Founded
- 1968
- Location
- Santa Clara, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Lip-Bu Tan
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Pushkar Ranade
Chief Technology Officer and Chief of Staff to the CEO
Executive Vice President – Chief Technology and Operations Officer, General Manager Intel Foundry
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