CryoCMOS Digital IC Design Engineer, Quantum

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Summary of Role:

GlobalFoundries is seeking a Senior Digital IC Design Engineer to develop advanced digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits and reusable IP for emerging semiconductor applications including cryogenic CMOS and quantum systems. This role will drive designs from architecture and RTL through physical implementation tapeout and silicon validation while partnering closely with technology PDK modeling verification and test teams.

Essential Responsibilities:

Design and develop digital CMOS circuits digital subsystems and reusable IP for advanced semiconductor applications including control interface timing calibration and signal-processing functions.

Own digital IC development from microarchitecture and RTL implementation through functional verification synthesis timing closure physical implementation tapeout and silicon validation.

Develop and execute verification strategies using simulation assertions coverage and regression methodologies to ensure functional correctness and robust operation across intended use conditions.

Perform and support synthesis static timing analysis clock/reset design power analysis design-for-test and physical implementation activities including post-layout verification and design signoff.

Optimize digital architectures for power performance area reliability and operating-temperature requirements including cryogenic operating conditions where applicable.

Collaborate with PDK device modeling technology analog layout and EDA teams to evaluate digital design methodology libraries timing models design rules and implementation flows for emerging technologies.

Define silicon test and characterization requirements analyze measured data debug digital functionality and timing issues and correlate silicon behavior with pre-silicon models and simulations.

Lead technical design reviews document design methodology and results mentor engineers and collaborate with cross-functional internal and external teams to enable customer and technology solutions.

Other Responsibilities:

Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental Health Safety & Security requirements and programs.

Required Qualifications:

Education - Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science Microelectronics or a related field.

Experience - Minimum 5 years of relevant digital integrated circuit or ASIC design experience.

Skills - Demonstrated experience with RTL design and verification using Verilog SystemVerilog VHDL or equivalent hardware-description languages.

Skills - Experience with ASIC design flows including synthesis static timing analysis clock/reset methodology design-for-test physical implementation timing closure and signoff.

Skills - Strong understanding of synchronous digital design clock-domain crossing reset-domain crossing low-power design concepts and PVT-related timing behavior.

Skills - Proficiency with industry-standard digital design verification implementation and analysis tools and the ability to independently debug complex pre-silicon and silicon issues.

Travel - Up to 10%.

Fluency in English Language - written & verbal.

Preferred Qualifications:

Education - Masters degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Microelectronics or a related field.

Experience - Experience with cryogenic CMOS quantum-control electronics mixed-signal SoCs high-speed interfaces or other advanced digital applications.

Skills - Experience with digital standard-cell libraries characterization timing/power models or digital-flow enablement for new semiconductor technologies.

Skills - Familiarity with formal verification UVM FPGA prototyping DFT/scan memory interfaces processors DSP serializers/deserializers or high-speed digital architectures.

Skills - Experience with silicon bring-up characterization and correlation of measured results to RTL gate-level timing or power models.

Skills - Familiarity with design and verification automation using Python Tcl Perl or equivalent scripting languages.

Project management skills - i.e. the ability to innovate and execute on solutions that matter; the ability to navigate ambiguity.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Strong planning & organizational skills.

Job Complexity Shows mastery of a technical discipline and is recognized within the company as a senior member of a technical team. Initiative and creativity result in high degree of innovation while showing the capacity to solve major problems of an advanced complexity within his/her area of expertise. Solves complex novel and non-recurring problems. Contributing inventor on a few patents. Contributing author on conference or journal publications. Accountability Works on and leads medium to large projects and assignments. Coaches and mentors less experienced staff influences others as a technical leader. Regularly provides specialized technical guidance to others in work area. Participates in and/or leads cross-functional teams across sites. Relationship Focus Limited and supervised contact at engineering and logistical level. Serves as a member of the conference committees. Actively participates in external programs. Initiates projects with suppliers. Attends and participates in consortia technical reviews. Knowledge Skills & Abilities Increased knowledge plus broader technical knowledge that facilitates more integrative thinking. Requires a technical (University) degree. (Exceptions approved by local HR). BS 6-7 years of experience or MS 5-6 years or PhD 3-4 years

Expected Salary Range

The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications experience and location.

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An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions as applicable and subject to applicable laws and regulations.

GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory.

All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment selection training utilization promotion compensation benefits extracurricular programs and termination are created and implemented without regard to age ethnicity ancestry color marital status medical condition mental or physical disability national origin race religion political and/or third-party affiliation sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran status or any other characteristic or category specified by local state or federal law

Required Experience:

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