Intel Principal Engineer - SOC Clocking 

India, Karnataka, Bengaluru 

822062869

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the architecture, design, and integration of SoC-wide clocking networks including clock generation (PLLs, DLLs), distribution, gating, and domain crossing strategies.
• Define and optimizepower-performance-area(PPA) trade-offs for complex clocking and circuit topologies.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with RTL, physical design, verification, and DFT teams to deliver end-to-end SoC clocking and custom IP.
• Own the technical roadmap and methodology improvements for clocking, timing closure, and custom circuits.
• Mentor and technically guide a team of junior and senior designers.
• Review and approve specifications, schematics, simulations, and post-layout signoff for high-reliability silicon meeting clock and circuit specs.
• Partner with foundries, EDA vendors, and internal silicon validation teams to ensure robust silicon correlation and yield .

Required Qualifications:

• M.Tech / B.Tech / Ph.D. inElectrical/ElectronicsEngineering or related field.
• 15–20 years of hands-on experience in SoC clocking, custom analog/digital circuit design, and timing architecture.
• Proven expertise in clock tree synthesis (CTS) , clock gating, low-power techniques, and glitch-free clock domain crossing.
• Deep experience with PLL/DLL architecture, design, and integration in SoCs.
• Strong background in transistor-level design , spice simulations, and post-layout validation.
• Familiarity with EDA tools and scripting (TCL, Perl, Python).
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and working across global sites.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and project leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in high-speed interface IPs , power management circuits, or custom memory design.
• Experience with Server, AI/ML, or networking SoCs .
• Exposure to Silicon bring-up, characterization, and debug .
• Previous patents or publications in the area of clocking or circuit design.

Experienced HireShift 1 (India)India, BangaloreThis role is a Position of Trust. Should you accept this position, you must consent to and pass an extended Background Investigation, which includes (subject to country law), extended education, SEC sanctions, and additional criminal and civil checks. For internals, this investigation may or may not be completed prior to starting the position. For additional questions, please contact your Recruiter.

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