CAD/EDA Tools Automation Engineer
Intel · Oregon
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Controls
- Base pay
- $150k–$245k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 4 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level controls role at Intel (industrial) in Oregon. Designs, develops, tests, and debugs software tools, flows, and methodologies used in design automation and by teams in the design of hardware products, process design, or manufacturing.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Automation
- Base pay
- $150k–$245k
- Openings
- 2 with this title at this site
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Controls Engineer roles in Oregon: typical posted base $92k–$121k. This one lists $150k–$245k.
Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 11 controls engineer openings in Oregon, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Oregon plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 10 other live controls postings in Oregon.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 7+)
Similar roles usually ask 7+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Automation 100%
- PLC 73%
- Team leadership 27%
- AutoCAD 27%
- EHS / safety 27%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Controls team at Intel
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- 3
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Responsibilities
include capturing user stories/requirements, writing both functional and test code, automating build and deployment, and/or performing unit, integration, and endtoend testing of the software tools.
qualifications
to be initially considered for this position.
Preferred qualifications
are in addition to the
requirements
and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. Knowledge and/or experience listed below would be obtained through a combination of your schoolwork and/or classes and/or research and/or relevant previous job and/or internship experiences.
Qualifications
- ✓Master's with 2+ years of experience or PhD degree with experience in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or other technical engineering discipline.
Must have the required degree or expect the required degree by September 2026.
6+ months of experience in the following
- ✓Solid programming and scripting languages such as Python, Tcl, or C++.
- ✓Experience working on Linux environments, version management systems
12+ months of experience in the following
- ✓Industry-standard EDA tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys ICV, Siemens Calibre for use in physical design, place and route scripts, and DRC verification.
- ✓Development of job management tools on distributed systems.
- ✓Automate processes whether standardized through workflows, templates, and other means.
- ✓Knowledge of CAD software administration and deployment
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Job Description
Designs, develops, tests, and debugs software tools, flows, and methodologies used in design automation and by teams in the design of hardware products, process design, or manufacturing.
Job Type
College Grad
Shift
Shift 1 (United States of America)
Primary Location
US, Oregon, Hillsboro
Posting Statement
Position of Trust
N/A
Benefits
The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Work Model for this Role
This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.
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