Physical Chip Design Engineer

17 hours ago


Singapore SUNLUNE (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. Full time
Roles & Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities:

  • Develop Low-Power Design Workflows:
    Own the design process to minimize power consumption while ensuring performance and reliability using advanced tools and techniques.
  • Full-Chip Floor Planning and Routing:
    Lead floor planning and place-and-route efforts to optimize chip area and meet performance, area, and power goals.
  • Power Network Design:
    Create and analyze robust power networks to ensure performance, minimize losses, and support low-power goals.
  • Timing Closure and Signoff:
    Collaborate with teams to resolve timing issues and manage power and signal integrity for design verification.
  • Physical Verification (DRC and LVS):
    Ensure compliance with layout and manufacturing rules through DRC and LVS for a tape-out-ready design.
  • Cross-Team Collaboration:
    Work with engineers across functions to align designs with chip architecture and solve design challenges.
  • Continuous Improvement:
    Stay updated on design advancements and improve workflows for better efficiency and low-power optimization.

Requirements:

  • Educational Background:
    Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degrees (Master’s/Ph.D.) are a plus.
  • Experience:
    Minimum X years in physical design with a focus on high-performance, low-power designs. Must have tape-out experience and familiarity with advanced semiconductor technologies (12nm and below).
  • Technical Expertise:
    Proficient in full-chip floor planning, place-and-route, and physical verification (DRC and LVS). Strong knowledge of power network design, IR drop analysis, and timing closure with static timing analysis (STA) tools like PrimeTime.
  • Software Knowledge:
    Experience with tools such as Synopsys IC Compiler, Cadence Innovus, and scripting languages like Perl, TCL, and Python.
  • Place-and-Route Experience:
    Hands-on expertise in place-and-route methodologies for optimizing performance, power, and area.
  • Soft Skills:
    Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams. Strong problem-solving and critical thinking abilities to address design challenges.
  • Preferred Skills:
    Experience with advanced low-power techniques, deep sub-micron technologies (7nm, 5nm, etc.), multi-voltage designs, and design-for-manufacturing (DFM) principles.

Tell employers what skills you have

Perl
Signal Integrity
Static Timing Analysis
Timing Closure
Scripting
Routing
Reliability
Python
Cadence
IC
Physical Design
Manufacturing
Electrical Engineering
Layout
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