IP Modeling / Physical Design Engineer

Ampere; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance & benefits

Parental benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Lunch provided

Snacks & beverages

Job summary

Ampere, a semiconductor design company, is seeking a SE-CAD Team member to maintain internal and external IPs, perform QA, participate in Physical Design activities and CAD flow development to help meet tape-out schedules.

You will own IP release processes, work with internal and external IPs, and support CAD flows. Requires 5 years in Physical Design/QA/PD-CAD, familiarity with Cadence Genus/Innovus, Synopsys PrimeTime, Apache RedHawk, Mentor Calibre, and scripting in TCL/Perl.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience in Physical Design or Master’s with 3+ years in PD-CAD flow/QA.
• Experience in IP QA and debugging activities.
• Familiarity with memory compilers from 3rd-party IP vendors.
• Good knowledge of CMOS circuit design fundamentals and layouts.
• Proficient in TCL/Perl scripting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain internal and external IPs, ensuring QA quality.
• Participate in Physical Design activities and CAD-flow development to meet tape-out schedules.
• Download and maintain external IPs; ensure IP quality with in-house and external teams.
• Own IP release and QA processes for libraries; support CAD-flow implementations.

Skills

Physical Design

IP QA & debugging

CAD flow development

RTL2GDS

Communication skills

Attention to detail

TCL/Perl scripting

Education

Bachelors in ECE/EE/related field

Masters in PD-CAD/semiconductor design

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.