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SoC Physical Design Engineer

SoC Physical Design Engineer

CompanyIntel
LocationHillsboro, OR, USA
Salary$139710 – $197230
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, Master’s
Experience LevelMid Level, Senior

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering or related field with 5+ years of relevant experience OR
  • Master’s degree Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field with 3+ years of relevant experience
  • Physical synthesis, place and route, and clock tree synthesis with Synopsys or Cadence tools
  • Static timing analysis constraint understanding and generation, clock stamping, and timing closure
  • Multiple Power Domain analysis using standard Power Formats UPF or CPF

Responsibilities

  • Performing physical design implementation of custom IP and SoC designs from RTL to GDS to create a design database that is ready for manufacturing.
  • Physical Synthesis, Floor planning, Place and Route, Clock Tree Synthesis with Synopsys and/or Cadence EDA tools.
  • Multiple Power Domain analysis and handling using standard Power Formats UPF or CPF.
  • Verification and Signoff including Formal Equivalence Verification, Static Timing Analysis, Reliability Verification, Static and Dynamic power integrity, Layout Verification, Electrical rule checking, Noise analysis and Structural Design checking.
  • Analyzes results and makes recommendations to fix violations for current and future product architecture.
  • Participating in the development and improvement of physical design methodologies and flow automation.
  • Driving performance optimization, including co-optimization, work with process teams, to create best-in-class designs.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in physical design using industry EDA tools.
  • 7+ years of experience in backend design and/or integration
  • Product development and delivery on leading edge process nodes
  • Experience in Python/Perl/TCL programming languages