Testchip Backend Lead

1 Month ago • 8 Years + • Research & Development • $177,000 PA - $266,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

This role involves leading the backend development of test chips for Google's Silicon team, focusing on high-performance, low-power hardware for mobile devices. Responsibilities include developing bump and chiplet plans, collaborating with packaging and architecture teams on interconnect design, and driving physical design milestones. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with SoC tapeouts, various foundries' PDKs, and cutting-edge process technologies. They will also possess strong skills in physical design verification, digital design, data analysis, and communication. The role requires working closely with foundry, CAD, IP, and process technology teams to ensure timely and high-quality tapeouts. Successful candidates will have experience with LPDDR, SERDES IP integration (PCIe, D2D, UCIe), and low-power IP in SoCs.
Must have:
  • 8+ years SoC/test chip tapeout experience
  • LPDDR & SERDES IP integration expertise
  • Experience with PCIe, D2D, UCIe
  • Physical design verification expertise
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills
Good to have:
  • Multiple SoC tapeouts experience
  • Experience with multiple foundry PDKs
  • Cutting-edge process technology experience
  • Sign-off design expertise
  • Digital design fundamentals knowledge

Job Details

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience with Tapeout of SoC or test chips in the latest process technologies.
  • Experience with Low-Power Double Data Rate (LPDDR) and Serializer/Deserialize (SERDES ) IP integration such as Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe), Device-to-Device (D2D) Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe), low power IP into SoC.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience of multiple SoC Tapeouts.
  • Experience with multiple foundries process design kits (PDKs).
  • Experience with Testchip/SoC with cutting edge process technology.
  • Experience in sign-off design, with expertise of physical design verification.
  • Experience in digital design fundamentals and methodologies, with the knowledge of physical design from definition to implementation and final tapeout.
  • Excellent statistics, data analysis, teamwork and communication skills.

About the job

Google engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. As a member of an extraordinarily creative, motivated and talented team, you develop new products that are used by millions of people. We need our engineers to be versatile and passionate to take on new problems as we continue to push technology forward. If you get excited about building new things and working across discipline lines, then our team might be your next career step.

In this role, you will be part of Google’s Silicon team, developing high performance and low power hardware to enable Google’s continuous innovations in mobile devices. You will have an understanding of the latest technologies like Chiplet, Mobile-specific IPs and SoCs, with standard flip chip design. You will be responsible for driving the overall back-end of the test-chip in a tight schedule and working with Foundry, CAD, IP Team, and Process Technology team to ensure all the requirements are met.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. We aim to make people's lives better through technology.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $177,000-$266,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about .

Responsibilities

  • Develop bump, micro-bump, chiplets plan to support new test-chip development.
  • Work with packaging and architecture teams on chiplet and package interconnect design implementation.
  • Develop an overall physical integration plan of new technologies such as D2D, chiplet interface, IO IPs.
  • Drive all physical design milestones, quality, deliverables and work with front-end and IP teams to balance multiple engaging priorities and deliver tapeout with high quality and timely delivery.
  • Execute and resolve issues of top-level and block-level for successful integration and tapeout.

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