Physical Design Engineer II (IC)
$87.4k - $165kArrow ECS
Position:
Physical Design Engineer II (IC)
Job Description:
Job Responsibilities:
- Execute synthesis, PNR, and STA for assigned partitions of ASIC chip adhering to strict schedules and design goals.
- Work closely with architects, RTL designers, and DFT engineers to resolve implementation and signoff issues across your blocks.
- Help close EM/IR, drive LEC and physical verification signoff for your partitions in coordination with methodology owners.
- Partner with the design team to proactively identify and address potential physical design challenges, enabling efficient iteration and convergence.
- Contribute to the refinement of other implementation and physical design methodologies, encompassing synthesis, place and route (PnR), electromigration and IR (EMIR), power delivery network (PDN), and logical equivalence checking (LEC).
- Troubleshoot flow issues and collaborate with EDA vendors to resolve them as needed.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in physical design and implementation, encompassing synthesis, PnR, timing convergence and physical verification.
- Proficiency in utilizing Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools such as Innovus, Tempus, and Quantus, as well as a deep understanding of physical design flows and methodologies.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience in physical design roles and related activities.
- Proven ability to adhere to tight schedules and implement low-power design techniques.
- Experience in System-on-Chip (SoC) design and implementation.
- Expertise in sub-7nm node technologies.
- Familiarity with industry-standard EDA tools and their capabilities.
- Strong scripting skills in TCL to develop custom flows and methodologies on standard EDA tools from Cadence/Synopsys.
Annual Hiring Range/Hourly Rate:
$87,400.00 - $165,000.00Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level. The pay ratio between base pay and target incentive (if applicable) will be finalized at offer.
Location:
US-CA-San Jose, California (eInfochips)
Time Type:
Full time
Job Category:
Engineering Services EEO Statement:
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