Senior Staff Engineer – RV (EM/IR)
Core
Lead power integrity and reliability signoff activities for advanced-node SoC designs, driving IR drop and electromigration (EM) analysis to ensure robust silicon implementation.
Role type
Senior Staff Engineer (Power Integrity / EM/IR Signoff)
Builds
Advanced-node System-on-Chip (SoC) designs
Domain
Semiconductor / Hardware Engineering / VLSI
Required skills
IR drop analysis, electromigration (EM) analysis, power grid optimization, static/dynamic IR analysis, physical design flow knowledge, scripting (Tcl/Python/Perl/Shell), signoff closure methodologies
Preferred skills
Advanced technology nodes (7nm/5nm/3nm), package-aware analysis, thermal analysis, low-power methodologies, large-scale SoC signoff leadership
Technologies
Cadence Voltus, Ansys RedHawk
Responsibilities
Lead full-chip and block-level IR drop and EM analysis, drive power integrity signoff closure, collaborate with Physical Design and Foundry teams, define and improve EM/IR automation flows, perform static and dynamic IR analysis, analyze power grid robustness and thermal impacts, support tapeout activities
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership
