STA Engineer

Job Title: STA Engineer
Interview: Virtual
Job Duration: Long Term Contract
Job Location: Austin, TX OR Bay Area, CA

We are looking for experienced STA Engineers responsible for timing analysis, timing closure, and sign-off of complex ASIC/SoC designs . The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in Static Timing Analysis, timing constraints, MCMM analysis, and timing closure , along with a solid understanding of synthesis and physical-design flows.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform Static Timing Analysis (STA) for complex designs.
• Analyze setup, hold, recovery, and removal violations .
• Develop and validate timing constraints .
• Perform MCMM timing analysis .
• Debug timing violations and drive timing closure .
• Analyze clock definitions, generated clocks, and timing exceptions .
• Work closely with RTL, synthesis, and physical design teams .
• Support ECO implementation and timing optimization .
• Generate and analyze timing reports .

Required Skills

• Strong STA and timing-closure experience.
• Hands-on experience with Synopsys PrimeTime or equivalent .
• Strong knowledge of SDC .
• Strong understanding of setup/hold analysis .
• Experience with MCMM .
• Strong knowledge of timing constraints .
• Tcl scripting experience.
• Understanding of synthesis and physical-design flows .