Senior Physical Design Engineer
Core
Responsible for all aspects of physical design and implementation of GPU and other ASICs for desktop, laptop, workstation, and mobile markets.
Role type
Senior Physical Design Engineer (ASIC/GPU)
Builds
GPU and ASIC chips
Domain
Semiconductor / VLSI / Hardware
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
VLSI physical design implementation, chip floorplanning, power/clock distribution, place & route (P&R), timing closure, static timing analysis, power and noise analysis, back-end verification, custom macro block design (RAMs, CAMs, high-speed IO drivers, PLLs), CAD tool proficiency (Synopsys, Cadence, Mentor Graphics), scripting (Python, Perl, Tcl, Make)
Preferred skills
Power, Performance, and Area (PPA) improvement initiatives
Technologies
Synopsys ICC2/DC/PT/STAR-RC/ICV, Cadence Innovus/Tempus/SeaHawk, Mentor Graphics
Responsibilities
Establish physical design methodologies and flow automation, perform chip assembly and P&R, ensure timing closure, craft designs for static timing analysis, power and noise analysis, and back-end verification
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC