Senior IP Physical Design Engineer

4 Months ago • 1-3 Years

Software Development & Engineering

Job Description

As a Senior IP Physical Design Engineer at Qualcomm, you will be responsible for physical implementation activities for high-performance cores, including floor-planning, place and route, CTS, formal and physical verification, low power verification, PDN, and timing closure. You will collaborate with design, DFT, and PnR teams to resolve issues. The role involves working with advanced STA concepts and requires proficiency in tools like Synopsys ICC2/Cadence Innovus and PTSI/Tempus. Strong problem-solving, communication skills, and teamwork are essential. The job also involves working on different technology nodes like 16/14/7/5nm or lower.

Good To Have:

Exposure to PD implementation of PPA critical cores.
Understanding of clocking architecture.
Tcl/Python/Perl scripting aware for small automation.

Must Have:

Bachelor's degree in relevant field and 3+ years of experience.
Experience with floor-planning, place and route, and CTS.
Exposure to timing convergence and STA concepts.
Proficiency in Synopsys ICC2/Cadence Innovus.
Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

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Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Hardware Engineer, you will plan, design, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems, bring-up yield, circuits, mechanical systems, Digital/Analog/RF/optical systems, equipment and packaging, test systems, FPGA, and/or DSP systems that launch cutting-edge, world class products. Qualcomm Hardware Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions and meet performance requirements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

IPPD: Physical design engineer

Physical Implementation activities for high performance Cores for 16/14/7/5nm or lower technologies, which includes all or some of the below.
- Floor-planning,
- Place and Route,
- CTS,
- Formal verification,
- Physical Verification (DRC/LVS),
- Low Power verification,
- PDN,
- Timing Closure and / or
- power optimization
Exposure to PD implementation of PPA critical cores.
Exposure to timing convergence of high frequency data-path intensive Cores and advanced STA concepts.
Able to handle Block level PnR convergence with Synopsys ICC2/ Cadence Innovus and timing convergence in PTSI/Tempus in latest technology nodes.
Understanding of clocking architecture.
Tcl/Python/Perl Scripting aware for small automation
Strong problem-solving skills , good communication skills and good team player
Collaborate with design, DFT and PNR teams and support issue resolutions wrt constraints validation, verification, STA, Physical design, etc.

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