CPU Clock Design Engineer
Job in
Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon, 97124, USA
Listed on 2026-10-09
Listing for:
Intel
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-09
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electronics Engineer, Hardware Engineer, Electrical Engineering
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job Description:
Join a Team That Defines the Heartbeat of Next-Generation CPUsIntel is seeking passionate engineers to help develop the clocking architecture that powers our next-generation CPU products. Whether you're a college graduate eager to launch your career or an experienced engineer ready to solve some of the industry's most complex technical challenges, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge semiconductor technologies that impact millions of devices worldwide.
As a CPU Clock Design Engineer you will contribute to the design, implementation, analysis, and optimization of clock distribution networks that enable industry-leading performance, power efficiency, and product scalability
What You'll Do Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
Design, implement, and optimize clock distribution networks for high-performance CPU and SoC products.
Contribute to clock architecture development and clock tree synthesis (CTS) methodologies.
Perform timing analysis and support timing closure across complex semiconductor designs.
Develop custom circuits, library cells, and clock-related design solutions.
Analyze performance, power, area, and timing tradeoffs to improve product efficiency.
Create automation solutions using scripting and programming languages to improve design productivity.
Collaborate closely with architecture, design, physical implementation, validation, and EDA teams.
Support debug, validation, and optimization activities throughout the product development lifecycle.
Drive technical issues to closure while maintaining high-quality engineering standards.
Influence future methodologies, design flows, and clocking technologies.
Behavioral Traits We Are Looking For Strong ownership and accountability for technical deliverables.
Curiosity and passion for solving complex engineering challenges.
Effective problem-solving and analytical thinking skills.
Ability to collaborate across multiple engineering disciplines.
Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Adaptability and willingness to learn new tools, technologies, and methodologies.
Ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Continuous focus on quality, execution, and innovation.
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. IMPORTANT:
By applying to this posting your resume and profile will become visible to Intel Recruiters and will allow them to consider you for current and future job openings aligned with the skills and positions mentioned below.
Qualifications:
You must possess the minimum education requirements and minimum required qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Additional 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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Minimum Qualifications and
Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related STEM field with 3+ years of experience. Or a Masters in the same field with 1+ years of educational or work experience.
Your experience listed above must be in three or more of the following:
Digital circuit designVLSI design
Physical design
Clock tree synthesis (CTS)
Static timing analysis (STA)
Logic design
Custom circuit design
Semiconductor design methodologies
Experience with one or more programming or scripting languages such as Python, Perl, TCL, Shell, or similar
Preferred Qualifications and
Experience:
PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering, or related field.
Hands on experience in high frequency custom clock network design on leading edge technology nodes.
Experience in clocking architecture, PLL/DLL architecture and design.
Expertise in timing constraint adaptation and timing closure methodologies.
Expertise in fullchip design tools and flows.
Why Join Intel Work on technologies that power billions of devices around the world.
Gain exposure to industry-leading CPU and semiconductor development.
Learn from experts in clock design, physical design, timing analysis, and architecture.
Contribute to products built on some of the…
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