SoC Physical Design Engineer, PnR
Apple
Apply to this jobWe are seeking a seasoned Physical Design technical leader with deep expertise in high-performance & low-power design. In this highly visible role, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to come up with efficient chip and IP physical architecture taking into account physical design constraints early in the design cycle.
Description
- You will be responsible for all aspects of physical design implementation from RTL2GDS including PnR, bump/RDL, STA, physical verification, EMIR, sign-off.
- You will also collaborate to drive methodologies and "best-known methods" to streamline PD work and develop guidelines and checklists.
- You will be the primary technical contact for your focus area and are motivated to solve more challenging timing closure issues, area & power optimization etc.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledgeable in partition level P&R implementation including floorplanning, clock & power distribution, timing closure, and physical & electrical verification.
Knowledge of PD construction & analysis flows and methodology.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Recent successful tapeouts in deep submicron technology.
Experience with large SOC designs (>20M gates) with frequencies in excess of 1GHZ.
Shown ability to execute to stringent schedule & die size requirements.
Experienced in industry standard tools and understanding their capabilities and underlying algorithms.
Summary
Lead physical design for high-performance SoCs, focusing on PnR, timing, and verification.
Job title
SoC Physical Design Engineer, PnR
Experience level
3+ years
Minimum experience
3+ years exp
Industry
semiconductor
Location requirements
Austin, on-site role, no remote work allowed.
Salary
Not specified
Management role
No
Required skills
Preferred skills
Specializations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
Austin, TX, USA