Silicon Physical Design Engineer

Google – Physical Design Engineer, Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 1 year of experience with physical design.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Perl, Python, or Tcl.
• Experience with Synopsys/Cadence PnR tools and backend flows (e.g., LEC, PI/SI, DRC/LVS, etc.).
• Experience in static timing analysis (STA), including experience defining timing corners, margins, and derates.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, with an emphasis on computer architecture.
• Experience with constraints, synthesis or clock tree synthesis (CTS).
• Experience in block/subchip level place and route for SoC or with multiple-cycles of SoC in ASIC design.
• Experience working with external partners on physical design (PD) closure.
• Understanding of DFT including Scan, MBIST and LBIST.
• Understanding of performance, power and area (PPA) trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the Physical Design (PD) of blocks for complex TPU chips.
• Contribute to the design and closure of the subchip and individual blocks from RTL-to-GDS.
• Collaborate with RTL/Design and PD teams to achieve the best PPA possible, including conducting feasibility studies for new microarchitectures as well as optimizing runs for best Quality of Results (QoR).
• Create and maintain policies, processes, procedures, methods, tests, and documentation of silicon deliverables for the purpose of enhancing and promoting high efficiency, productivity, and sustainability.
• Identify test requirements, select appropriate tools, methods, and approach, and carry out testing of Silicon systems, influence designs to enable and enhance testing, validation, and debugging.

Benefits

• US: $ - $ (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

English Proficiency

English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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