senior software engineering Hardware Engineer ic · Posted May 18, 2026
$256,050 – $361,480
USD per year
Skills
Linux

About this role

Intel is hiring a senior-level Hardware Engineer in the software engineering function based in Folsom, CA. The posting calls out experience with Linux. Compensation is listed at $256,050–$361,480 per year.

Role
Hardware Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Folsom, CA
Posted
May 18, 2026

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Job Description: 

At the Data Center Group (DCG), we're committed to delivering exceptional products and delighting our customers.

The Physical Design Integration Engineer performs physical design implementation of custom CPU designs from RTL to GDS to create a design database that is ready for manufacturing.

Conducts all aspects of the CPU physical design flow including synthesis, place and route, clock tree synthesis, floor planning, static timing analysis, power/clock distribution, reliability, and power and noise analysis.

Conducts verification and signoff including formal equivalence verification, static timing analysis, reliability verification, static and dynamic power integrity, layout verification, electrical rule checking, and structural design checking. Analyzes results and makes recommendations to improve current and future CPU microarchitectures closely collaborating with logic, circuit, architecture, and design automation teams.

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