CPU Static Timing Analysis (STA) Physical Design Austin / Santa Clara · Hybrid

Nuvacore is building ground-up high performance, low-power CPU for next-generation compute workloads. As physical design engineers as part of the CPU team you will own CPU units for the full silicon development lifecycle..

THE ROLE

As a CPU Static Timing Analysis (STA) Engineer, you will participate in the following :

Responsible for performing timing and noise analysis on designs and rolling up analysis results.

Responsible for verifying the quality of the timing/noise runs and checking analysis coverages

Responsible for working with the design teams on understanding the violations and providing fixing suggestions/strategies as well as constraint refinements when needed.

Develop essential methodologies and infrastructure for Timing Analysis & Design closure.

Responsible for working with the CAD team and providing feedbacks on tool/flow issues or enhancement requests to improve productivity

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Hold a BS or MS degree with 12+ years of experience (for Lead roles) or 5+ years of experience (for Individual Contributor roles) in static timing analysis on high-speed designs

Knowledge in industry-standard EDA tools and scripting languages

Understanding various timing and noise analysis checks and corresponding constraints

Strong communication and collaboration skills

REQUIREMENTS - PREFERRED

Possess substantial years of experience in CPU unit-level timing and noise analysis

Understanding of timing noise models and hierarchical analysis strategies..

Understanding of advanced technologies and scaling trends

Knowledge of physical design flow and methodology including logic synthesis, PnR, parasitic extraction, logic equivalence and etc., which are related to timing analysis.

Proficient in Python, Perl, or TCL to enhance design productivity and flow efficiency

Experience in using Agentic AI tools for productivity and automation.