Senior Reliability PDK and TFM engineer
Core
Define and generate reliability PDK design rules, drive EDA tool/flow enablement, and deliver competitive TFM/IP ecosystems to support design reliability verification and co-optimization of PPA on Intel technology nodes.
Role type
Senior IC reliability engineer (PDK, TFM, DFR)
Builds
Process Design Kits (PDK), Tool/Flow/Methodology (TFM), Foundational IP, and Design for Reliability (DFR) artifacts
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing, Process Design, Electronic Design Automation (EDA)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
PDK development and validation, EDA tool and flow development, reliability physics (BTI, HCI, EM, EOS, ESD), design rule generation, benchmarking analysis, circuit/SOC design reliability validation
Preferred skills
AI/programming for design rule and techfile generation, program management, stakeholder management, high-voltage design, aging mechanisms analysis
Technologies
EDA tools, PDK frameworks, reliability verification suites
Responsibilities
Define reliability PDK design rules and collateral, drive EDA tool/flow enablement for reliability verification, perform competitive analysis and benchmarking of technology reliability
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC