IP Modeling / Physical Design Engineer

Ampere; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Office lunch

Job summary

Ampere in Bengaluru seeks an experienced PD-CAD/QA engineer to maintain internal and external IPs, perform QA, and support tape-out readiness.

You will work with Cadence (Genus, Innovus) and Synopsys PrimeTime, contribute to CAD flow development, and collaborate with the design team to deliver files on schedule.

Strong scripting skills and CMOS fundamentals are valued to optimize processes and ensure quality across IPs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years or Master’s with 3+ years in Physical Design/RTL2GDS/PD-CAD flow
• Experience in IP QA and debugging activities
• Familiarity with memory compilers from third-party IP vendors
• Strong scripting in TCL/Perl for CAD flows

Responsibilities

• Maintain internal and external IPs and perform QA to ensure IP quality
• Contribute to physical design activities and CAD flow development to meet tape-out timelines
• Own IP QA processes and release mechanisms for in-house and third-party IPs
• Collaborate with design teams to ensure timely delivery of required files
• Participate in CAD-Flow development/support

Skills

RTL2GDS

QA/PD-CAD flow

IP QA

CMOS fundamentals

TCL/Perl scripting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related

Master's degree in EDA/PD CAD (preferred)

Tools

Cadence Genus

Cadence Innovus

Synopsys PrimeTime

Apache RedHawk

Mentor Calibre

Job description

Invent the future with us.

Ampere is a semiconductor design company for a new era, leading the future of computing with an innovative approach to CPU design focused on high-performance, energy efficient AI compute.

Description

Ampere is a semiconductor design company for a new era, leading the future of computing with an innovative approach to CPU design focused on high-performance, energy efficient AI compute.

As a pioneer in the new frontier of energy efficient high-performance computing, Ampere is part of the Softbank Group of companies driving sustainable computing for AI, Cloud, and edge applications.

Join us at Ampere and work alongside a passionate and growing team-we’dlove to have you apply!

About the role:

As a member of the SE-CAD Team, you will be responsible for maintaining internal & and external IP's, performing QA activities to ensure the quality of the IPs, involve in Physical design activities and CAD flow development to help the PD team to meet the tape-out schedules with utmost quality.

What you’ll achieve:

• Implement highly critical wrappers (RTL2GDS).
• Work closely with the design team and ensure timely delivery of the required files.
• Download and maintain external IPs.
• Work with the in-house IP Team and ensure the quality of IPs.
• Own Q/A process for various libraries including third-party IP and in-house libraries.
• Own the in-house as well as external IP release mechanism.
• Participate in physical design activities.
• Work in CAD-Flow development/support

About you:

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years or Master’s degree with 3 years of experience in Physical Design ( RTL2GDS )/QA/PD-CAD flow
• Experience in IP QA and debugging activities.
• Familiarity with memory compilers from standard third-party IP vendors.
• Familiarity with the following EDA tools and the required files/views for them:
• Cadence tools (Genus,Innovus)
• Synopsys (Prime Time)
• Apache (RedHawk)
• Mentor (Calibre)
• Good knowledge of CMOS circuit design fundamentals.
• Understanding of CMOS layouts is desired.
• Good knowledge in TCL/Perl scripting.
• Diligent attention to the details required.
• Excellent communication skills.

What we’ll offer:

At Ampere we believe in taking care of our employees and providing a competitive total rewards package that includes base pay, cash long-term incentive, and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits highlights include:

• Premium medical, dental, vision insurance, parental benefits including crechereimbursement, as well as a retirement plan, so that you can feel secure in your health, financial future and child care during work.
• Generous paid time off policy so that you can embrace a healthy work-life balance
• Fully catered lunch in our office along with a variety of healthy snacks, energizing coffee or tea, and refreshing drinks to keep you fueled and focused throughout the day.

And there is much more than compensation and benefits. At Ampere, we foster an inclusive culture that empowers our employees to do more and grow more. We are excited to share more about our career opportunities with you through the interview process.

Ampere is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, age, veteran and/or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.