Physical Design Engineer
Job Description:
Physical design implementation at block or top level, low power techniques and timing closure
Job Duties Include:
- Will own all parts of the physical design process from netlist handoff to tapeout including floorplanning, place and route, clock tree synthesis, timing closure and physical verification
- Verify effects of crosstalk, IR drop and electromigration
- Very comfortable writing scripts in TCL and Perl to achieve higher performance and productivity through automation
- Work very closely with logic designers, who are members of this same group, to build complex SOC's
Job Requirements:
- BSEE with 6+ (or MSEE with 3+) years related experience;
- Physical design knowledge, from netlist handoff to GDS tapeout including floorplanning, place and route, clock tree synthesis, timing closure and physical verification
- Experience with 45nm or 28nm technology
- Experience with low power techniques
- Experience with TCL and Perl
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Well organized, methodical and detail oriented