CPU Physical Design Engineer
Job Summary
Job Description
The job involves full-time CPU physical design roles, covering unit to chip levels and all physical design functions including place & route, timing, floorplan, clocking, and power. Responsibilities include owning block-level design from RTL-to-GDSII, driving synthesis, floor-planning, place & route, timing closure, and signoff. It also entails working with micro-architects for feasibility studies and PPA tradeoffs, developing physical design methodologies, and collaborating with multi-functional teams for validation and signoff flows like Timing, Power, EM/IR, and PDV.
Must have:
- Knowledge of synthesis, place & route, analysis tools
- Familiarity with logic & physical design principles
- Knowledge of scripting (Unix, Perl, Python, TCL)
- Understanding of device physics
- Knowledge of Verilog and SystemVerilog
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Ability to work in a team
- PhD, Master’s, or Bachelor’s in technical field
Good to have:
- Knowledge of CPU Core & L2 microarchitecture
- Experience in deep sub-micron technologies
6 skills required
Job Details
Positions are open for full-time in the areas of CPU physical design from unit level to chip level, involving all aspects of physical design functions such as P&R, timing, floorplan, clocking, and power.
Responsibilities
- Own block level design of CPU Core/L2 blocks from RTL-to-GDSII and drive synthesis, floor-planning, place & route, timing closure, and signoff.
- Work extensively with Micro-architects to perform feasibility studies and explore performance, power & area (PPA) tradeoffs for design closure.
- Develop physical design methodologies and customize recipes across various implementation steps to optimize PPA.
- Work with a multi-functional engineering team to implement and validate physical design by running all signoff flows such as Timing, Power, EM/IR, PDV.
Requirements
- Knowledge using synthesis, place & route, analysis and verification CAD tools.
- Familiarity with logic & physical design principles to drive low-power & higher-performance designs.
- Knowledge of CPU Core & L2 microarchitecture will be beneficial.
- Knowledge of scripting in some of these languages: Unix, Perl, Python, and TCL.
- Good understanding of device physics and experience in deep sub-micron technologiesKnowledge of Verilog and SystemVerilog.
- Excellent skills in problem solving, written and verbal communication, excellent organization skills, and highly self-motivated.
- Ability to work well in a team and be productive under aggressive schedules.
Education and Experience
PhD, Master’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in technical subject area.
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