AI​/ML CAD Engineer, RTL & Design Verification

Position: • AI/ML CAD Engineer, RTL & Design Verification
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** Job Details:**##

Job Description:

** The Role and Impact
** Join a team helping shape the future of high-performance CPU design. As an
** AI/ML CAD Engineer supporting RTL and Design Verification**, you will develop and enhance automation, tools, and methodologies that help engineering teams design and validate advanced microprocessors.  You will combine software engineering, CAD/EDA, RTL and verification knowledge, and AI-assisted development to improve front-end design workflows spanning RTL development, simulation, verification, emulation, static sign-off, and CI/CD.  This is an opportunity to apply strong programming and problem-solving skills to complex CPU development challenges while helping introduce AI-enabled capabilities that improve engineering productivity and efficiency.

** What You'll Do
**** Key responsibilities will include but not limited to:
*** Troubleshoot issues across RTL, EDA Frontend tools (VC SPYGLASS(Lint, CDC and RDC), VCS, VMS) and automation infrastructure, and design environments.
* Develop, deploy, and maintain AI-assisted CAD/EDA automation, tools, and workflows supporting RTL design and verification.
* Build scripts and software solutions that improve RTL build, simulation, verification, emulation, regression, and static sign-off workflows.
* Apply AI/ML and AI-assisted development technologies to improve engineering automation, debugging, and productivity.
* Develop and enhance CI/CD and regression automation for hardware development workflows.
* Analyze workflow and infrastructure data to identify opportunities for improved performance, reliability, and engineering efficiency.
* Partner with engineering and cloud infrastructure teams to improve compute utilization and scalability.
* Collaborate with RTL design, verification, CAD, infrastructure teams, and EDA vendors to resolve technical issues and improve methodologies.
** Behavioral traits that we are looking for:**
* ** Technical curiosity:
** Enjoys learning new technologies and finding better ways to solve engineering challenges.
* ** Problem solving:
** Uses structured analysis and sound judgment to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
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* Collaboration:

** Works effectively across design, verification, software, infrastructure, and vendor teams.
* ** Communication:
** Clearly communicates technical issues, recommendations, and solutions to different audiences.
* ** Ownership:
** Takes responsibility for deliverables and follows issues through resolution.
* ** Adaptability:
** Comfortable learning and working across evolving AI, software, and semiconductor design technologies.  Intel invests in our people and offers a complete and competitive package of benefits employees and their families through every stage of life.
* See  Intel Benefits for more details.##
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* Qualifications:

** You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.  Requirements listed would be obtained through a combination of industry relevant job experience, internship experiences and or schoolwork/classes/research.  
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* Note:

**** For information on Intel’s immigration sponsorship guidelines, please see
**** Intel U.S. Immigration Sponsorship Information
**** Minimum Qualifications and Experience**:  Bachelor's in Electrical or Computer Engineering or Computer Science + 3+ years of experience, or a Master's in the same field with  1+ years of educational or work experience.

Your experience describe above must be in the following:
* Linux experience with shell scripting.
* Python, Perl, or C/C++ skills
* RTL/Verification CAD tools
* Debugging across RTL, automation flows, and software/tool interactions.
** Preferred Qualifications and

Experience:

*** Troubleshoot EDA tools and design environments
* Experience with major EDA tools (VC Spy Glass, VCS, Questasim, coverage/low-power tools).
* Experience with CAD/EDA automation (simulation/emulation flows, verification integration, CI/CD).
* Experience with AI Development environments such as Git Hub/Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor.
* Experience supporting RTL build and simulation/verification workflows.
* Experience working with EDA vendors (issue triage, features, debugging).
* Multi-domain debugging (RTL, testbench, tools, scripts, infrastructure).
* Cloud compute experience (scaling sim farms, resource optimization).
* Dev Ops for hardware (regressions, CI/CD,…