Digital IC Design Manager

Snap Inc.; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 277,000 - 487,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Official Snap benefits package

Paid parental leave

Comprehensive medical coverage

Mental health support programs

Job summary

Snap Inc. is seeking a senior leader to drive RTL design and physical implementation for AR display ICs. You will guide a multidisciplinary team, collaborate with architecture, verification, and analog teams, and shape the end-to-end RTL-to-GDS flows.

You’ll manage a group of digital designers and engineers, hire new staff, and help expand the department. A strong background in VLSI design, RTL coding, and DFT is essential for success at Snap.

Qualifications

• BSEE or MSEE with 10+ years in physical design and digital implementation.
• At least 3 years in a management role.
• Strong RTL coding and logic design experience; design-for-test, floorplanning, place-and-route, timing closure.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team designing display ICs for AR.
• Collaborate with chip architect, verification, analog design and test functions.
• Manage RTL code and physical implementation.
• Improve RTL-to-GDS workflows for Display ICs.
• Oversee design-for-test, floorplanning, P&R, synthesis, DFT insertion, LEC.
• Configure tools and automation; hire and mentor staff.
• Initially may contribute as IC design IC during ramp-up.

Skills

People management

RTL design

Digital implementation

IP integration

Cadence Innovus/Tempus/Genus/PVS

Mentor/Siemens Calibre

Scripting: TCL/Perl/Python

Education

BSEE or MSEE

Tools

Cadence Innovus

Tempus

Genus

PVS

Mentor/Siemens Calibre

QuestaSim

VLSI tools suite

Virtuoso

Job description

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.

The Company operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services.

Specs Inc is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Snap Inc. dedicated to making computing more human. The company develops Specs, advanced eyewear that seamlessly integrates digital experiences into the physical world. Specs feature see-through lenses that place digital objects directly into three-dimensional space, powered by Snap OS, a proprietary, context-aware operating system designed for natural interaction with your hands and voice. Specs Inc also provides Lens Studio, a full suite of advanced developer tools that powers immersive augmented reality experiences across Specs, Snapchat, and other services.

The MicroDisplay Electronics and Software team develops state-of-the‑art microdisplays for use in Specs.

What you’ll do:

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team designing display ICs for AR


• Work closely with chip architect, verification, analog design, and test functions to design a Big-D,Big-A type ASIC


• Manage a small team of digital designers and physical design engineers to create RTL code and its physical implementation


• Execute and Continuously Improve RTL design and RTL-to-gds Digital Implementation flows for our Display ICs


• Perform or manage RTL-based logic design, Design-for-Test, chip floorplanning, place-and-route, timing closure, physical verification, synthesis, DFT insertion, LEC


• Specify and configure tools and create automation


• Hire and manage additional new staff


• This position may initially include individual contributor work, until the group expands further

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• People management skills and knowledge of typical HR policies and procedures, including performance management, hiring, firing, and promotion


• Strong working knowledge of logic design and RTL coding and associated functions (lint, CDC, LEC, DFT)


• Strong working knowledge of digital implementation (physical design)


• Strong working knowledge of integration of external and internal design IP, including analog blocks


• Strong working knowledge of Cadence Innovus, Tempus, Genus and PVS tools or equivalents


• Strong working knowledge of Mentor/Siemens Calibre tool suite


• Scripting and automation, such as TCL, SKILL, Perl, Python and Shell scripts

Minimum Qualifications:

• BSEE or MSEE 10+ years in directly applicable work performing physical design / digital implementation


• Minimum of 3 years experience in a management role


• Optional – see preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Analog, Mixed-signal circuit design and custom layout


• Knowledge of Siemens QuestaSim (formerly Modelsim)


• Knowledge of emulation, and the Siemens Veloce Emulator


• Knowledge of Cadence Innovus, Genus, Tempus tools


• Knowledge of Tessent DFT tools


• Knowledge of Conformal LEC tool or equivalent


• Knowledge of Virtuoso custom layout tool or equivalent

\"Default Together\" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a \"default together\" approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week.

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, where applicable).

Our Benefits : Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap's long-term success!

Compensation

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC)

The base salary range for this position is $229,000-$343,000 annually.

Zone B

The base salary range for this position is $218,000-$326,000 annually.

Zone C

The base salary range for this position is $195,000-$292,000 annually. This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.

Job Description Pay Range Disclosure.