Hybrid Physical Design Engineer

at Cirrus Logic

• Job title: Physical Design Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Assembly, Perl
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Austin, United States

About the role

• Physical Design Engineer implementing industry-leading mixed-signal SoC for consumer mobile audio markets. Collaborating with design teams to solve complex challenges while fostering an innovative culture.

Responsibilities

• We will incorporate you on a team that is involved in all aspects of physical implementation from RTL to GDSII.
• Perform RTL synthesis and scan stitching.
• Apply deep knowledge of timing optimization and experience with ECO generation to analyze and fix timing issues in 40nm, 28nm and below.
• You will be defining and debugging Timing Constraints and performing STA using industry-standard STA engines and a deep understanding of timing correlation to achieve timing closure.
• Build timing constraints for the entire chip in a team environment.
• Knowledge of automating and advancing flows using proficiency in Perl/Tcl scripting.
• Analyze power constraints and chip floor plan.
• You will analyze clock distribution on full-chip assembly.
• Physical design-related flow development, tool evaluation, flow automation, QA and improvement.
• You will develop Placement & Route structures for a complete ASIC design.
• Build Static Timing Analysis, timing closure, ECO and tape-out.
• IR Drop analysis and improvement on almost all designs

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering and 5+ years of industry experience in a Logic design or Physical Design position.
• Strong solid understanding of RTL design, and the ideal candidate should be familiar with Cadence Genus/Innovus and Synopsys Design Compiler/ICC/Fusion Compiler
• You should have Primetime, Conformal LEC, and ATPG.
• You will also have a solid understanding of scan insertion, and ATPG.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.

Benefits

• Cirrus Logic strives to select the best qualified applicant for any opening.
• Different approaches, ideas and points of view are both valued and respected.
• Employment decisions are made on the basis of job-related criteria without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable law.