Senior Physical Design Engineer

Description: TITLE: Physical Design Engineer THE ROLE: Physical Design’s Power Optimization is critical hot topic in IC Physical design. In this position, you will work with global physical design team for Client AI accelerator/GPU/APU chips physical design power optimization/reduction. Focus on physical design methodologies implementation to improve chip power consumption, from Synthesize to place & route. The individual is expected to be an expert in digital physical design, it is a plus to have strong ability in Front-End or RTL coding experience or Synthesis. The individual is expected to know back-end physical design very well. THE PERSON: Strong self-motivation for technical topics, quick and deep learner, strong communication skill within global engineering team, strong team spirit help and support team members. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Implement state-of-art physical design power optimization methodologies into SOC project • Maintain and enhance the power optimization methodologies in physical design flow • Closely collaborate with SOC project design team, help/support/drive them to adopt the physical design power optimization methodology PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: • Preferred 5+ years or more years of experience in physical design in digital ASIC chips • Strong PnR, STA, IR/EM, PV knowledge/experience • Be familiar with physical design power optimization methodologies, (eg. Clock-gating, power-gating, activity aware PnR, power friendly floorplan, DVFS, multibit re-banking de-banking, scan path power, etc.) is a plus • Expertise in Back-End (physical design) EDA tools, especially the power calculation/optimization tools, PTPX • Strong flow develop and custom script develop ability • Successfully gone through several complete product development cycles • Works well with cross-functional teams • Good communication skills, strong interpersonal skills and the flexibility ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: • Preferred MSEE with 3+ years or Bachelor with 5+ years of industrial experience in ASIC design, Bachelor's or Associate degree acceptable ***Canadian citizenship or PR required based on export control requirements