SoC Physical Design Engineer, PnR
- Work with the logic design team to understand partition architecture and drive physical aspects early in the design cycle.
- Complete netlist to GDS2 implementation for partition(s) meeting schedule and design goals.
- Timing, physical and electrical verification, and driving the signoff closure for the partitions.
- Resolve and improve design and flow issues related to physical design, identify potential solutions, and drive execution.
- Drive optimization of PnR partitions, to achieve best Power/Performance/Area.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum BS and 0+ years of industry experience
Preferred Qualifications
MS in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering or related field.
Experience with partition level P&R implementation including floorplanning, clock and power distribution, timing closure, physical and electrical verification.
Experience with physical design construction and analysis flows and methodology.
Experience with large SOC designs (>20M gates) with frequencies in excess of 1GHZ.
Familiar with various process-related design issues including Design for Yield and Manufacturability and multi-vt strategies.
Experience with industry standard tools, understanding their capabilities and underlying algorithms.
Experience with typical SOC issues such as multiple voltage and clock domains and mixed signal block integration.
From a CAD perspective, experience with floorplanning tools, P&R flows, global timing verification, and physical design verification flows.
Ability to adhere to stringent schedule and die size requirements.
Strong communication skills.