As a Senior Staff Engineer Digital Layout, you will own the Physical Design work packages: Floor-planning, Placement, CTS, Routing, Sign-Off, including planning, effort estimation and implementation.
Responsibilities
In your new role you will:
Be responsible for the quality of the physical design and the fulfillment of the required KPIs
Be a key contributor working together with the physical design verification and synthesis owners to reach the timing closure and signoff criteria as planned
Be the interface with top level, digital and analog design teams both local and from other sites to ensure a smooth integration at top
Implement, update and improve the scripts used in the Physical Design flow
Mentor younger Digital Layout Engineers
Requirements
As a highly motivated and results-driven individual, you thrive in collaborative environments where you can leverage my creative and open-minded approach to drive innovation and excellence. With a strong team spirit, you enjoy working closely with international and cross-functional project teams, fostering a culture of cooperation and mutual support. Your flexibility and willingness to adapt enable you to navigate diverse settings, from business trips to training sessions, with ease.
You are best equipped for this task if you have:
A University Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
At least 4 years of experience in implementing complex SoC designs from RTL to GDS, preferred in an UNIX environment.
Expertise in floor-planning, power, CTS, place and route and physical verification with knowledge of synthesis and timing analysis
Skills acquired by previous usage of various CAD tools like: Innovus, ICC/ICC2, Calibre, StarRC. Primetime and Design Compiler are considered as a plus
Knowledge of bonding diagrams generation
Very good scripting knowledge using TCL, Python and/or Perl
Previous experience with physical design work-packages planning (including effort estimation) and risk management
Very good communication skills and fluency in English
