Power Intent / UPF Engineer
Core
Define and implement power intent specifications and validate UPF files for System-on-Chip (SoC) designs to ensure power efficiency and performance.
Role type
Senior IC power intent / UPF engineer
Builds
Power-efficient SoC designs for Arm and partners
Domain
Semiconductor / Chip Design
Required skills
UPF 2.0/2.1/3.0/3.1, power intent concepts (voltage islands, power domains, states), low power formal verification, power domain network (PDN) analysis, hierarchical UPF management
Preferred skills
Conformal LP tooling, scripting (Tcl, Perl, Python, YAML), Arm-based SoC architecture knowledge
Technologies
UPF, Conformal LP, Tcl, Perl, Python, YAML, Arm SoC
Responsibilities
Collaborate with multi-functional teams to define power intent specifications; Produce, maintain, merge, and validate complex UPF files across hierarchical domains; Investigate tradeoffs in Power Domain Network (PDN) and power distribution; Enable partners to achieve optimal design results
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC