Physical Design Engineer II [Silicon Engineering]

Physical Design Engineer II [Silicon Engineering]

SpaceX is seeking a motivated Physical Design Engineer II to join its Silicon Engineering team, contributing to the development of cutting-edge ASICs for the Starlink broadband internet system. This role involves working with cross-disciplinary teams to enhance connectivity solutions globally, supporting SpaceX's mission to enable human life on Mars.
Responsibilities:
Perform partition synthesis and physical implementation steps including synthesis, floorplanning, and timing checks.
Develop and improve physical design methodologies and automation scripts.
Collaborate with the ASIC design team on architectural feasibility studies and design targets.
Resolve design, timing, and flow issues, identifying solutions and driving execution.
Run and debug signoff closure issues in static timing analysis and physical verification.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science.
3+ years of professional experience in RTL2GDSII physical design or physical design flow development.
Skills:
Experience with industry-standard EDA tools and their underlying algorithms.
Knowledge of deep sub-micron FinFET and CMOS solid state physics.
Understanding of CMOS digital design principles and standard cell libraries.
Familiarity with CMOS analog circuit and physical design.
Good scripting skills in languages such as csh/bash, Perl, Python, TCL, and Makefile.

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