Principal Engineer- IP Enablement

Job Description

About Foundry Services:

Intel Foundry is a systems foundry dedicated to transforming the global semiconductor industry by delivering cutting-edge silicon process and packaging technology leadership for the AI era. With a focus on scalability, AI advancement, and shaping the future, we provide an unparalleled blend of an industry-leading technology, a rich IP portfolio, a world-class design ecosystem, and an operationally resilient global manufacturing supply chain.

As stewards of Moore's Law, we persistently innovate and foster collaboration within an extensive partner ecosystem to advance technologies and enable our customers to design leadership products. Our strategic investments in geographically diverse manufacturing capacities bolster the resilience of the semiconductor supply chain, particularly for advanced products. Leveraging our technological prowess, expansive manufacturing scale, and a more sustainable supply chain, Intel Foundry empowers the world to deliver essential computing, server, mobile, networking, and automotive systems for the AI era.

Job Description

We are looking for a Principal IP Engineer to join IFS Design Engineering Platform Office team, who has a detailed understanding of complex IPs such as High Speed SerDes, HBM, DDR, UCIe, or PCIe. In this role, the candidate will demonstrate deep technical knowledge and provide support to various customer projects in execution. The candidate will drive circuit pathfinding and custom IP optimization to deliver best in class PPA for critical programs. The candidate will work in conjunction with IFS Business Development, IP Ecosystem, Sourcing, Program Management, Marketing, and Engineering teams to deliver a winning solution.

The primary responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

IP Audits

• Reviews IP performance and quality ensuring it conforms to the desired standards and targets and assists in creating quality assurance (QA) flows and verification methodology as required.
• Run IP documentation reviews and quality improvements ensuring customer user friendliness is enhanced with application notes, white papers, and other supporting collaterals.
• Support reviews and sign-off of IP validation plans and post-Silicon reports.

IP Planning/Technical Monitoring

• Monitor IP State-of-Art and run benchmarking for IP portfolio on Intel process technologies.
• Support internal IP teams and IFS ecosystem teams in defining IP roadmap on Intel Technology Nodes and facilitating IP development as a technical expert.
• Monitor Portfolio IP development phases including Technical Readiness (TR) evaluation, IP delivery, and post-Silicon validation

RFI/RFQ support

• Understand customer requirements and propose suitable IP solutions in response to Request-for-Information (RFI)/Request-for-Quote (RFQ)
• Provide IP technical content in RFQ responses, ensuring all questions is answered, appropriate information is shared, contacts are made, and actions taken in a timely manner.
• Articulate the technical value of our IP roadmap to technical decision makers in Customer Engagements

Experience and abilities:

• Prior experience or technical familiarity with interface and connectivity protocols, e.g. SerDes, PCIe, HBM, DDR, UCIe, USB, MIPI, or Ethernet
• Solid technical background in Analog and Mixed signal IC design and verification.
• Experience working in a sales support or direct customer facing role for Semiconductor IP, ASIC, SoC design/verification services companies or Foundry would be a plus.
• Have a strategic perspective on available IP product lines and IP-related services offerings.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Capability to discuss requirements in detail with customer and engineering teams. Technically credible when discussing a broad range of customer challenges.
• Exercises judgment and discretion to develop solutions, remove obstacles, and define new approaches to overcome challenges.
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities and projects with multiple stakeholders from a variety of org

Qualifications

Bachelor’s in electrical, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field plus 12+ years of relevant experience OR a Master's degree in Electrical, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field with 8+years of relevant experience. Or a PhD in similar fields with 6+ years of relevant experience

Inside this Business Group

Intel Foundry is dedicated to transforming the global semiconductor industry by delivering cutting-edge silicon process and packaging technology leadership for the AI era. As stewards of Moore's Law, we innovate and foster collaboration within an extensive partner ecosystem to advance technologies and enable our customers to design leadership products. Our strategic investments in geographically diverse manufacturing capacities bolster the resilience of the semiconductor supply chain. Leveraging our technological prowess, expansive manufacturing scale, and a more sustainable supply chain, Intel Foundry empowers the world to deliver essential computing, server, mobile, networking, and automotive systems for the AI era. This position is part of the Foundry Services business unit within Intel Foundry, a customer-oriented service organization that is dedicated to the success of its customers with full P&L responsibilities. We ensure our foundry customers' products receive our utmost focus in terms of service, technology enablement and capacity commitments.

Other Locations

US, TX, Austin; US, AZ, Phoenix; US, CA, Folsom; US, CA, San Diego; US, CA, Santa Clara

Posting Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Benefits

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock, bonuses, as well as, benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find more information about all of our Amazing Benefits here.



Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in US, California: $186,760.00-$299,166.00
*Salary range dependent on a number of factors including location and experience

Working Model

This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. In certain circumstances the work model may change to accommodate business needs.

Position of Trust
This role is a Position of Trust. Should you accept this position, you must consent to and pass an extended Background Investigation, which includes (subject to country law), extended education, SEC sanctions, and additional criminal and civil checks. For internals, this investigation may or may not be completed prior to starting the position. For additional questions, please contact your Recruiter.