Engineer (IC Design)

Job Purpose

Performing IC Physical Design Development

Key Responsibilities

Digital IC Design

• Perform full-chip IC physical design development of products for FTDI products
• Perform tech file library preparation, full-chip floor-planning, clock tree synthesis, place and route, RC extraction
• Work with front-end designers to achieve timing closure (timing ECO) and to optimize area/power
• Perform physical verification (LVS/DRC/ERC/Antenna)
• Perform design revision (design ECO)
• Interface with foundry for tapeout-related activities

Additional Responsibilities

1. Any reasonable task assigned by management and deemed to be within the individuals’ capabilities to ensure smooth running of the business.
2. As this is an evolving business, ongoing change is an integral part of the position. Management will liaise with the individual on any fundamental change to work practices. The individual is required to embrace and adopt any change to working practices.

Knowledge & Skill Requirements

• Degree/Master in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• 3 years or above experience in the area of ASIC flow layout design
• Working experience from design to tape-out are essential
• Experience in Verilog HDL and VHDL design, tech file library preparation, floor-planning, clock tree synthesis, place and route, RC extraction, design and timing ECO, physical verification and tapeout flow
• Experience in using EDA tools from Siemens Calibre and Synopsys ICC2
• Knowledge and working experience in one or more of the following:Digital and mixed-signal designUSB interface productsKnowledge in connectivity technology such as USB, UART, SPI, I2CProject Management

Working Conditions

• Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
• Work requires willingness to work a flexible schedule.