Physical Design Engineer; Sunnyvale, CA

Physical Design Engineer

Location:

Sunnyvale, CA

• Responsible for implementation of ultra‑high performance and low‑power data processing chip
• Work with RTL designers to achieve PPA goals and suggest appropriate tradeoffs
• Floor‑planning, experimenting with placement and routing techniques for better PPA
• Do timing closure for very high frequency designs with possible hand placement of logic when needed
• Help define low‑latency/low‑skew clock tree methodology/design
• Help define appropriate power grid structures to meet EM/IR goals
• Scripting and automating flows to improve turn‑around times

• Member of core team responsible for the crafting and timely delivery of PD partitions
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills required to work with our global design team
• Successful track record of mentoring junior engineers and interns (plus)
• More than 5 years of experience in high‑performance semiconductor designs
• Verilog knowledge and an understanding of ASIC design flow
• Expertise in logic synthesis, prototyping, timing analysis, floor‑planning
• Expertise in flow automation (Perl, Tcl, Python) and understanding of full PD methodology
• Experience with Innovus on 7nm or lower technology nodes
• A background in computer architecture is desirable
• Ability to learn new technologies and apply that knowledge quickly
• Proven track record demonstrating the ability to meet project milestones and deadlines
• BS or MS Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
• Familiarity with basic synthesizable RTL designs (flops, FIFOs, clock domain crossing) is a plus
• Strong familiarity with PCIe, Ethernet (100G and above), DDR4
• Ability to create regression scripts to run individual and batch jobs on grid

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunities for professional development and advancement
• International environment and further career progression
• Getting in touch with bleeding edge technology
• Collaborative and supportive work environment

Compensation:
Base salary $150,000 to $300,000 plus equity and benefits.