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Senior Standard Cell Library Engineer

US, California, Santa Clara💼 Full-time💰 $122,440–$232,190🗓 2026-09-01 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, characterize, and test leading-edge standard cells to enable customers with robust semiconductor solutions.

Role type

Senior IC standard cell library engineer

Builds

Custom standard cell collateral (circuit, layout, models) for Intel Foundry

Domain

Semiconductor / Standard Cell Library Design

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Standard cell layout, Standard cell abstract modeling, Standard cell characterization, ASIC design and verification, Physical design flow implementation, Timing optimization, Power optimization, Signal integrity analysis, Reliability analysis, Data-driven experiment design

Preferred skills

Unix command line proficiency, Python scripting, Perl scripting

Technologies

Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys Custom Compiler, Cadence Abstract Generator, Synopsys PrimeLib, Cadence Liberate, Synopsys Fusion Compiler, Cadence Innovus, Cadence Tempus, Synopsys PrimeTime, Synopsys HSpice, Synopsys StarRC, Synopsys ICV, Cadence Pegasus, Siemens Calibre

Responsibilities

Define, implement, characterize, and validate design solutions for PPA, manufacturability, and cost; Implement full physical design flow from circuit to layout and extraction; Collaborate with collateral teams to develop robust implementation strategies; Review and validate work for design, manufacturing, and quality compliance; Execute fast-turnaround experiments to guide data-driven decisions; Generate, validate, and release custom standard cell collateral on demand

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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