Physical Design Engineer (Bengaluru)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Job stability with startup vitality

Non-corporate work culture

Opportunity to publish cutting-edge AI research

Job summary

Cerebras is searching for a world-class physical design engineer in Bengaluru, India. As part of a close-knit team, you'll engage in various tasks from synthesis to timing closure and implementation on wafer scale designs.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience in physical design, strong skills in timing closure, and knowledge of verification tools. Join Cerebras to work on groundbreaking AI technology with a supportive workplace that values individual contributions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of physical design/verification experience.
• Strong experience in block/subsystem timing closure.
• Ability to work with RTL teams for optimization.

Responsibilities

• Perform physical design tasks including synthesis and place & route.
• Work on timing and block closure/sign off.
• Collaborate with the RTL team for full-chip integration.

Skills

Physical design experience

Timing closure

Power/performance optimization

DRC and LVS tools knowledge (ICV, Calibre)

Scripting (Tcl, Python)

Tools

Synopsys tool suite

Job description

Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, 56 times larger than GPUs. This architecture allows Cerebras to deliver industry-leading training and inference speeds, over 10 times faster than GPU-based hyperscale cloud inference services.

This order of magnitude increase in speed is transforming the user experience of AI applications, unlocking real-time iteration and increasing intelligence via additional agentic computation. Cerebras works with the leading model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups. OpenAI recently announced a multi-year partnership with Cerebras, to deploy 750 megawatts of scale, transforming key workloads with ultra high-speed inference.

About The Role

As our team grows Cerebras is looking for a world class physical design engineer. We are looking for a strong learner who can learn how we do PD and integration of our wafer scale design.

Responsibilities

As a member of our tight knit physical design team, you will perform a variety of physical design tasks such as synthesis, place and route, timing and block closure/sign off. You will be involved in all aspects of physical design and implementation and will work closely with the RTL team and with full-chip integration of these blocks.

Skills And Qualifications

• 7+ years of physical design/verification experience.
• Strong experience in block/subsystem timing closure.
• Strong ability to learn and grow with the team.
• Strong knowledge of block level and full-chip physical verification methodology.
• Expert at optimizing for the best power/performance and area.
• Experience with the complete physical design flow. Knowledge of Synopsys tool suite is a plus.
• Expert with ICV or Calibre tools resolving block and full-chip DRC and LVS issues.
• Expert with IR/EM analysis and resolution.
• Good understanding of full chip floor-planning and integration.
• Strong ability in scripting languages like Tcl and Python. Ability to make flow enhancements.
• Demonstrated ability to work with RTL teams to optimize for physical design.
• Ability to take on a leadership role after ramping up on wafer scale design.

Why Join Cerebras

• Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU.
• Publish and open source their cutting-edge AI research.
• Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world.
• Enjoy job stability with startup vitality.
• Our simple, non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs.