CareerPlan

ASIC DTCO, Timing and Technology Engineer

San Diego, California, United States of AmericaFull-time$146k–$218k2026-09-17 → 2026-11-10

Core

DTCO and Timing Engineer evaluating process technology entitlement (PPAY) for SOC products at block/IP and system levels in advanced process technologies (5nm, 4nm, 2nm).

Role type

Senior IC ASIC DTCO and Timing Engineer

Builds

SOC products for Mobile, Compute, Automotive, and IoT markets

Domain

Semiconductor / ASIC Design / Advanced Process Technologies

Required skills

Spice simulations (Hspice/Finesim/PrimeSim/AFS/Spectre), Static Timing Analysis (STA) using PT/PT-SI and Tempus, Block level PPA analysis/implementation (RTL to GDS flow), Hard macros design implementation, Fmax optimization, PPAY optimization, Cost reduction, Python, Perl, TCL, Unix shell, C/C++

Preferred skills

ML modeling

Technologies

Hspice, Finesim, PrimeSim, AFS, Spectre, PT, PT-SI, Tempus, FC Synthesis, FC Place and Route, Genus, Innovus

Responsibilities

Evaluate process technology entitlement (PPAY) for SOC products at block/IP-level and system-level; Perform Spice simulations for power and performance validation and STA sign off; Responsible for block level PPA analysis/implementation for hard macros; Drive Fmax optimization, PPAY and cost improvements/reduction with foundry DTCO team, EDA companies, CAD team and IP team; Improve design convergence process across the company and support new advanced process technologies bring-up from PDK to VLSI design.

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC