Senior Physical Design Engineer - PNR

Arm is seeking a Senior Physical Design Engineer to work on the synthesis, physical design, and implementation of CPU and GPU cores, system interconnect, and other ARM IP/SoC. The role involves collaborating with design teams, analyzing timing, area, and power, and developing new methodologies to improve efficiency. This position requires 7+ years of experience in ASIC implementation, physical design, and timing closure, with strong scripting skills, and the ability to convert R&D concepts into real implementation solutions.

Must Have

• Work with design team to develop design intent, timing constraints required to enable implementation.
• Synthesis, Physical design and implementation of CPU and GPU cores, system interconnect and other ARM IP, SoC.
• Analyze design timing, area and power to help improve the quality of ARM IP.
• Develop and deploy new methodologies to improve implementation efficiency and results.
• Support and develop detailed implementation analysis and data-mining methodologies.
• Work with implementation and physical IP RTL design teams to drive analysis and optimization of our IP.
• Converting R&D concepts into real implementation solutions.
• Enable our partners to achieve the best possible quality of results.
• Bachelors or Master’s degree equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or other relevant technical fields.
• 7+ years of proven experience in ASIC Implementation, Synthesis, Timing constraints, UPF, Physical design, STA and Timing closure, Structured clock tree, PDN analysis.
• Ability to demonstrate that you can express new insights and communicate them effectively.
• Possess a high level of dedicated, initiative and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in crafting and embracing new silicon implementation techniques and methodologies and promote their use with international teams.
• Previous experience in and knowledge of the entire IC design flow, from RTL through to GDS2.
• Confirmed programming and scripting skills eg. Tcl, Perl, R, Make, sh.

Perks & Benefits

• Health and Wellness support (physical and mental wellbeing)
• Work and Life Success (flexibility beyond standard work patterns)
• Financial Rewards (competitive salary and other benefits)
• Development and Support (professional and personal development, supportive community)
• Hybrid working model

Responsibilities:

• Work with design team to develop design intent, timing constraints required to enable implementation.
• Synthesis, Physical design and implementation of CPU and GPU cores, system interconnect and other ARM IP, SoC
• Analyze design timing, area and power to help improve the quality of ARM IP
• Develop and deploy new methodologies to improve implementation efficiency and results
• Support and develop detailed implementation analysis and data-mining methodologies.
• Work with implementation and physical IP RTL design teams to drive analysis and optimization of our IP.
• Converting R&D concepts into real implementation solutions.
• Enable our partners to achieve the best possible quality of results.

Required Skills and Experience :

• Bachelors or Master’s degree equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or other relevant technical fields.
• 7+ years of proven experience in ASIC Implementation, Synthesis, Timing constraints, UPF, Physical design, STA and Timing closure, Structured clock tree, PDN analysis
• The ability to demonstrate that you can express new insights and communicate them effectively. Possess a high level of dedicated, initiative and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in crafting and embracing new silicon implementation techniques and methodologies and promote their use with international teams
• Previous experience in and knowledge of the entire IC design flow, from RTL through to GDS2. Confirmed programming and scripting skills eg. Tcl, Perl, R, Make, sh.

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