Senior Physical Design Engineer (CPU)

Intel • Hillsboro, OR • Posted July 01, 2026

Position Overview

**Job Details:**

**Job Description:**

**About the Role**

Join a team developing next-generation CPU cores that power client, server, IoT, and AI platforms. As a **Senior Physical Design Engineer (CPU), you will play a key role** in delivering high-performance, power-efficient silicon solutions. You will take ownership of blocks within the CPU core design, driving implementation from RTL to GDS and contributing to advanced physical design methodologies.

**What You’ll Do**

**Key responsibilities will include but not limited to:**

+ Own physical design and implementation of CPU core blocks or subsystems
+ Execute synthesis, floorplanning, place and route, and design closure
+ Perform static timing analysis (STA), power analysis, and physical verification
+ Drive convergence of timing, power, and area (PPA) metrics
+ Debug and resolve complex design issues across multiple design stages
+ Develop and optimize design flo...