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Senior EDA Tools Hardware Engineer

Intel

Location

Santa Clara, CA, Hillsboro, OR, Folsom, CA, Austin, TX

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/15/2026

Compensation

$141,910 - $269,100 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202694.2% approval-88% YoY
💎 Strong sponsor

Job description

The Senior EDA Tools Hardware Engineer at Intel will focus on developing and maintaining transistor-level timing characterization flows for custom IPs and memory technologies. This role requires collaboration with various teams to ensure scalable and accurate modeling flows. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in SPICE-based characterization and automation using industry-standard tools. This position is essential for advancing Intel's mission in engineering world-changing technology.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 6+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 4+ years, or a Ph.D. with 2+ years.
  • 3+ years of experience with Timing characterization methodologies such as Nanotime, Liberate, or PrimeLib.
  • Experience with Liberty timing models.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, test, and analyze engineering design automation tools and methodologies to improve efficiency.
  • Collaborate with EDA vendors to define and evaluate next-generation design tools.
  • Create and verify unique hardware designs for end-to-end EDA tool testing.
  • Define methodologies for hardware development related to EDA tools.
  • Support and enhance platforms, databases, scripts, and tools for design automation.

Benefits

  • Intel offers a comprehensive benefits package including competitive pay, stock programs, healthcare coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, parental leave, and programs supporting employee wellbeing and professional development.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Intel Corp

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

74

FY2026

Approval rate

94.2%

FY2026

LCA certified

2,201

FY2026

Entry-level share

0.1%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-88%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-54%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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