Principal/Lead Physical Design Engineer (IP Group)

Position Description:

• Perform physical design implementation, including floor planning, power grid design, place and route, clock tree synthesis, timing closure, power/signal integrity signoff, physical verification (DRC/LVS/Antenna), EM/IR signoff, DFM Closure.
• The candidate will have the opportunity to work on many varieties of challenging designs, i.e. low power and high speed design. The responsibility includes participating in or leading next generation PHY IP physical design, methodology and flow development.

• BS degree with 5~10+ years of applicable experience, MS degree with 4~8+ years of applicable experience in electrical engineering, microelectronics. Experienced with ASIC design flow, hierarchical physical design strategies, and methodologies and understand deep sub-micron technology issues. Solid knowledge on LP Design, static timing analysis, EM/IR-Drop/crosstalk analysis, physical verification, DFM. Successful track records of taping out complex, 16nm/10nm/7nm chips. Automation and programming-minded, solid coding experience in Makefile/Tcl/Tk/Perl. Self-motivated, able to work independently or as a team player, excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.