Packaging Design Architect

Intel Corporation

Drives end-to-end development for substrate design in semiconductor industry. Involves physical layout, routing, and collaboration with silicon and hardware teams for optimization.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timePhoenix • Arizona, Oregon • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $220,920 - $311,890 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drives end-to-end development for substrate design from concept through tape out
Implements physical layout and routing of the package design
Performs substrate fit and routing studies to establish design, performance, and cost tradeoffs
Works closely with silicon and hardware teams to optimize silicon-package-board performance and pinout
Defines substrate design rules, conducts internal and external reviews, analyzes data, and resolves DRCs to optimize package design
Completes documentation and collateral into the product lifecycle management system of record

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ph.D./master’s in electrical engineering/ chemical engineering/ mechanical engineering or Material Science
10+ years and in-depth knowledge/background in Package, PCB design, or IC digital design
Solid background in semiconductor fabrication and packaging
Strong analytical ability and problem-solving skills: identifying, isolating, and debugging issues and providing creative solutions
Experience with design and electromagnetic simulation tools: Mentor, Cadence tools, SPICE, Ansys tools etc.
Experience in Cadence Allegro platform tools (PCB Editor, Advanced Package Designer, APD/SiP, Concept HDL, Sigrity), and/or Mentor Xpedition platform tools (PCB Layout/XPD, Designer, Hyperlynx)

Benefits

Comp & perks

competitive pay
stock bonuses
health
retirement
vacation

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Hard Skills & Tools

substrate designphysical layoutrouting studiesdesign rulessemiconductor fabricationPCB designIC digital designelectromagnetic simulationproblem-solvinganalytical ability

Soft Skills

strong analytical abilityproblem-solving skills

Certifications

Ph.D. in electrical engineeringMaster's in electrical engineeringMaster's in chemical engineeringMaster's in mechanical engineeringMaster's in Material Science