SoC Physical Design Engineer, Top Level
Beaverton, Oregon, United States
Hardware
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In this highly visible role, you will be responsible for implementing complete chip design from netlist to tapeout.
Description
• Work with the FE team to understand chip architecture and drive physical aspects early in the design cycle.
• Work with the physical design team to drive methodologies and “best known methods” to streamline physical design work, come up with guidelines and checklists, drive execution, and track progress.
• Be a focal point for place and route, drive the work among place and route engineers, set goals and milestones, plan short and long-term work, understand dependencies between different domains like top, STA, block place and route.
• Resolve design and flow issues related to physical design, identify potential solutions, and drive execution.
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Knowledgeable in partition or top level P&R implementation including floorplanning, clock and power distribution, timing closure, physical and electrical verification.
- Strong knowledge of physical design construction and analysis flows and methodology.
- Strong communication skills
- Experienced with industry standard tools, understanding their capabilities and underlying algorithms.
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Top Level a plus but not required.
- Shown ability to adhere to stringent schedule and die size requirements.
- Experience with large SOC designs (>20M gates) with frequencies in excess of 1GHZ.
Education & Experience
Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience
Additional Requirements
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