Design Automation Engineer

Job Details:

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly motivated Design Automation Engineer to join the P-CORE back-end design team. The candidate will develop, maintain, and support automation infrastructure, tools, and scripts to enhance design productivity, efficiency, and quality across the physical design flow.
The role involves close collaboration with RTL design, synthesis, place & route, timing, and verification teams to ensure smooth integration of automation solutions in a complex SoC environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain design automation scripts and flows for P-CORE back-end (physical design, Construction, STA, ECO, and signoff).

• Support design teams with tool setup, debug, and flow integration.

• Improve existing methodologies to optimize runtime, scalability, and consistency across projects.

• Automate repetitive tasks and standardize reporting and data analysis for design quality metrics.

• Interface with CAD, EDA vendors, and IT to resolve tool and infrastructure issues.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of the back-end design environment.

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Qualifications:

Education:

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Engineering.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Experience in design automation or CAD support for physical design (P&R, STA, or signoff flows)- Advantage.

• Strong programming/scripting skills in TCL, Python, and Perl.

• Solid understanding of the ASIC back-end flow — synthesis, floorplanning, place & route, timing closure, and signoff.

• Experience with Synopsys, Cadence tool environments (e.g., Innovus, Fusion)- Advantage.

• Familiarity with version control systems (Git/Perforce) and Linux shell environment.

• Strong problem-solving skills, debugging ability, and attention to detail.

• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting large multi-project design environments.

• Knowledge of database APIs.

• Familiarity with job scheduling and distributed computing systems.

• Experience developing dashboards or automated reporting systems.

Job Type:

College Grad

Shift:

Shift 1 (Israel)

Primary Location:

Israel, Haifa

Additional Locations:

Business group:

The Silicon Engineering Group (SIG) is a worldwide organization focused on the development and integration of SOCs, Cores, and critical IPs from architecture to manufacturing readiness that power Intel’s leadership products. This business group leverages an incomparable mix of experts with different backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to unleash the most innovative, amazing, and exciting computing experiences.

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.

Position of Trust

N/A

Work Model for this Role

This role will require an on-site presence. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.

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