Technical Staff Engineer - Design
Job Description:
To lead technically in ASIC physical design domain, which may include stages from design specification understanding till layout and timing signoff for tapeout
To develop and signoff I.C. design projects physical design and flow improvement.
Responsibilities include (as applicable)
Effective and efficient auto Place-and-Route implementation, covering floorplanning, PG mesh, placement, CTS, routing and chip-finishing
Identify and derive special handling from design spec, such as NDR, source-sync and latency/skew control
DRC/LVS and RV debug and convergence, including analysis for waiver request
Low power design; vector-driven layout optimization and leakage/dynamic power control techniques
Provide technical guidance and review for team members in solving complex challenges, with high problem-solving skill and critical thinking capability
Creating technical intellectual property such as patents and trade secrets
Drive for Best-in-Class design implementation approach/process or new design methodologies benchmarking
To document I.C. Design layout and work procedures
Capturing physical design layout approach, consideration, challenges and solutions employed using corporate template documentation
Complete audit and checklist fill-in, review and closure in compliance to corporate Design Control Procedures (DCP)
Filing issues, solution details and review confirmation in project ticketing system (PEPS) or CAD ticketing system (JIRA)
To interface with
Project manager, product-development, IG and ATPG team on project related issues
CAD/TA on flow methodology
Requirements/Qualifications:
Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, with 12+ years of ASIC I.C. Design working experience
Cadence Innovus or Synopsys ICC/ICC2 expertise
Cadence Voltus or Apache Redhawk expertise
Added advantage
Exposure to 7nm and below advanced process nodes
Familiar with PDK and advanced layout design rules and requirement
Strong scripting skills in Perl, TCL, Shell or Python
Apply on website or send your resume to Joseph: [email protected]