Tools Software Engineer- DRC Physical Verification and QA (m/f/d)

at  Intel

JOB DESCRIPTION

In the Runset QA domain and as a DRC/LVS Physical Verification and QA Engineer, you are expected to perform the following:

• Develop test patterns to qualify design rules for correct implementations.
• Develop automation to run regressions, auto detect issues and generate validation reports.
• You are also expected to file bug reports and work closely with runset developers and rule writers on validating the rules.
• Work closely with Technology development on providing feedback on rule wording and correctness.
• Partner with rules owners to ensure clarity and accuracy of rules.
• Work with EDA on tool developments/improvements to enhance performance, add functionality and improve capacity.

At Intel, Design Enablement (DE) is one of the key pillars enabling Intel to deliver winning products in the marketplace. Your work will directly enable design teams to get to market faster with leadership products on cutting edge technologies. As part of the Design Enablement/Process Design Kit (PDK) group, you will join a highly motivated team of talented engineers solving challenging technical problems enabling PDKs for Intel’s most advanced process technologies and drive PDKs towards industry standard methods and ease of use for the end customers.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Designs, develops, tests, and debugs software tools, flows, PDK design components, and/or and methodologies used in design automation and by teams in the design of hardware products, process design, or manufacturing.
• Responsibilities include capturing user stories/requirements, writing both functional and test code, automating build and deployment, and/or performing unit, integration, and end to end testing of the software tools.

QUALIFICATIONS

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position.
Preferred qualifications are in addition to the requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.
Minimum Qualifications:
Candidate must possess a BS degree with 3+ years of experience or MS degree with 2+ years of experience or PhD degree with 1+ years of experience in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science or related fields.

Experience in the following:

• Developing Calibre or ICV runsets and validation test cases.
• Design Rule Development using Calibre (SVRF and TVF), with exposure to VLSI design and execution.
• fluent in at least one of the following: TCL, Python, Unix-Linux platforms

Preferred Qualifications:

EXPERIENCE IN THE FOLLOWING:

• Developing test cases to validate DRC, LVS, antenna, density, and fill modules.
• Calibre PERC, and Cadence Pegasus.
• Layout and/or schematic entry using Cadence Virtuoso and/or Synopsys Custom Designer.
• Semiconductor device physics models and technology scaling.
• Algorithmic development and translating rules into runsets.
• Familiar with industry standard CAD tools flows for digital analog design

• Designs, develops, tests, and debugs software tools, flows, PDK design components, and/or and methodologies used in design automation and by teams in the design of hardware products, process design, or manufacturing.
• Responsibilities include capturing user stories/requirements, writing both functional and test code, automating build and deployment, and/or performing unit, integration, and end to end testing of the software tools