PDK QA Engineer (Start ASAP)

About Intel Malaysia

Globally, Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Meanwhile in Malaysia, the company's legal name is Intel Malaysia Sdn. Berhad, manufactures and sells computer and computer peripheral equipment. The Company offers processors, chipsets, keyboards, mouse, boards, monitors, storage, and wireless products. Intel Malaysia serves customers worldwide.

Your role

This is a position within the PDK Custom Design team of the Design Enablement/Process Design Kit (PDK) group. A PDK is a collection of artifacts that represents Intel's semiconductor process and is used by product designers to model, implement and verify Intel's mobile, desktop, and server products before it is manufactured.

In this position, responsibilities include although are not limited to:

• PDK Quality validation of Custom Design components across process nodes and multiple EDA flows.
• Develop regression test suite and execute them to validate PDK wrt pcells, tech files, runset, parasitic extraction, fill, cross-tool results comparison, etc.
• Develop custom circuit/layout designs for target verification and running regressions via automation on PDK, debug and root cause the failure
• Develop analog circuit designs for target verification and running pre-layout and post-layout simulations, debug and root cause the failure

Training & development 

Based on its official statement, Intel provides extensive employee training and development opportunities through Intel Learning and Development (ILD), an internal training organization. In addition to job-development courses, ILD also offers a broad range of programs for enhancing personal and career growth. In fact, ILD is so popular that it offers over 7,000 courses to choose from, with the average Intel employee taking six courses per year. (source:intel.com)

Compensation & benefits

For the salary in this position, an entry-level Engineer at Intel Malaysia may earn from MYR 48,000 to MYR 60,000 per year. (source:glassdoor.com)

The employees' benefits include:

• Health Care & Insurance (Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Vision Insurance, & Dental Insurance)
• Stock Options or Equity
• Performance Bonus
• Pension Plan
• Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Unpaid Extended Leave
• Work from Home
• Reduced or Flexible Hours
• Vacation & Paid Time Off, Sick Leave, Bereavement Leave
• Employee Discount, Employee Assistance Program, Gym Membership
• Diversity Training, Job Training & Tuition, and Apprenticeship Program

Career progression

Although there is no explicit mention of career progression for this position, you can be assured that continuous development and career growth are a priority at Intel. A technical career at Intel might begin while you're still a student, as an intern. From there, you could graduate to the position of Junior Engineer and grow step-by-step to become a Senior Engineer, Technical Leader, Principal Engineer, and Senior Principal Engineer. (source:community.intel.com)

Work-life balance

The regular office hour starts from 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Saturday and for the shift, working hours will be 12 hours (7 am to 7 pm). However, Intel applies flexible working hours as well, so you can work within flexible hours as long as the work is well delivered. Specifically, for this role, you will be eligible for Intel hybrid work model which allows you to split your time between working on-site at your assigned Intel site and off-site.

Company culture

Intel is highly rated as one of the best companies to work for. The main reasons for that achievement mainly that Intel has a good working environment, friendly colleagues, and the people here have a good culture of working together. Good management, work-life balance, and a good place to work for

About you

To apply for this role at Intel in Penang - Malaysia, you should have:

• Bachelor/Master in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or other related Electrical Scientific STEM field.
• 9+ months of work or educational experience in at least one of the following areas: -
  • Knowledge of VLSI Semiconductor devices and electronic circuit fundamentals.
  • Knowledge and exposure to spice and basic layout concepts are required. -
  • Automation/scripting knowledge is highly desired. - Must have Good oral and written communication. -
  • Familiar with Layout/Circuit EDA tools, such as Virtuoso, Custom Compiler, ICV, and Calibre.

How to apply

To apply for this job, click the "Apply on employer site" button on this page. We will direct you to Intel Malaysia's official link for this vacancy. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.