CareerPlan

CPU Core Physical Design Thermal Modeling Lead

Santa Clara, CaliforniaFull-time2026-08-12 → 2026-10-22

Core

Lead Physical Design Engineer ensuring CPU Cores and SoCs meet thermal requirements and silicon performance by developing thermal modeling methodologies and aligning power/thermal constraints across IPs.

Role type

Senior IC physical design lead (thermal/power)

Builds

CPU cores and System-on-Chip (SoC) designs

Domain

Semiconductor / High-performance computing

Required skills

Physical design methodology, EDA tools, power and thermal metrics, high-performance SoC/IP design, package modeling, scripting and flow automation

Preferred skills

Cross-functional alignment, pre-silicon design collaboration, architecture assumption alignment

Technologies

EDA tools, package models

Responsibilities

Drive development and alignment of thermal modeling methodology; Drive new design and analysis methodologies to improve product thermal profile; Translate product usage models into IP performance, power, and thermal constraints; Drive thermal product requirements cross-functionally and manage critical deliverables at project milestones

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC