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SoC Physical Design Engineer, PnR

Austin, Texas, United StatesOnsiteFull TimePosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Role summary

Seeking a seasoned Physical Design technical leader with deep expertise in high-performance & low-power SoC design. Responsibilities include all aspects of physical design implementation from RTL2GDS, including PnR, bump/RDL, STA, physical verification, and EMIR sign-off. The role involves driving methodologies, solving challenging timing closure issues, and optimizing area & power. Requires 10+ years of relevant industry experience.

We are seeking a seasoned Physical Design technical leader with deep expertise in high-performance & low-power design. In this highly visible role, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to come up with efficient chip and IP physical architecture taking into account physical design constraints early in the design cycle.

DESCRIPTION

  • You will be responsible for all aspects of physical design implementation from

RTL2GDS including PnR, bump/RDL, STA, physical verification, EMIR, sign-off

  • You will also collaborate to drive methodologies and "best-known methods" to streamline PD work and develop guidelines and checklists
  • You will be the

primary technical contact for your focus area and are motivated to solve more challenging timing closure issues, area & power optimization etc.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Knowledgeable in partition level P&R implementation including floorplanning, clock & power distribution, timing closure, and physical & electrical verification Knowledge of PD construction & analysis flows and methodology
  • Strong interpersonal skills Recent successful tapeouts in deep submicron technology Experience with large SOC designs (>20M gates) with frequencies in excess of 1GHZ Shown ability to execute to stringent schedule & die size requirements Experienced in industry standard tools and understanding their capabilities and underlying algorithms

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