SRAM QA Engineer

Samsung Electronics America; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsung Semiconductor India Research (SSIR) in Bengaluru seeks an experienced VLSI engineer to lead SRAM IP development. You will apply QA methodologies, design robust circuits, and drive the project from SPEC to GDS and DK delivery.

You will guide a team to meet aggressive performance and power targets while improving robustness. The role requires strong knowledge of CMOS devices, RC networks, FINFET fundamentals, and SRAM/ROM development with emphasis on reliability and PPA optimization.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in QA methodologies for standard cell libraries.
• Ability to design circuits that meet performance and power targets.
• Experience leading engineers to deliver SRAM IP on time.
• Understanding RC network and FINFET fundamentals is necessary.
• Experience with SRAM/ROM development and robustness analysis.
• Proficient in PPA optimization and design-rule awareness.
• Familiarity with reliability analysis under process variations.

Responsibilities

• Own the SRC to GDS and DK delivery for IP blocks.
• Review circuits, robustness reports and identify issues.
• Review Layouts and suggest competitive PPA improvements.
• Analyze SRAM PPA trade-offs to meet SPEC targets.
• Assess CMOS device characteristics and failure mechanisms.
• Support QA automation for regression testing and coverage.

Skills

QA methodologies

Circuit design

SRAM/ROM development

RC/FINFET fundamentals

PPA optimization

Statistical variation analysis

Education

B.Tech/B.E/M.Tech/M.E

Job description

Position Summary

About Samsung Semiconductor India Research (SSIR) With a wide range of industry-leading semiconductor solutions, we are enabling innovative growth in market segments in component solutions, featuring industry-leading technologies in System LSI, Memory and Foundry. Our engineers are offered a foundation to work on cutting-edge technologies such as Foundation IP Design, Mobile SoCs, Storage Solutions, AI/ML, 5G/ 6G solutions, Neural processors, Serial Interfaces, Multimedia IPs and much more. As one of the largest R&D centers outside Korea for Samsung Electronics, we take pride in our ability to work on some of the cutting edge technologies. Our engineers get to work across diverse domains, projects, products, clients, people and countries, and conduct research in new and emerging technology areas. Innovation and creativity are highly valued at this innovation hub, as we strive towards providing high reliability; high performance and value added services that enable Samsung Electronics deliver world-class products.

Role and Responsibilities

• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in QA methodologies for standard cell libraries, including test plan development, regression testing, and post layout verification


• Design highly competitive circuits to meet performance/power specifications requested by customers.


• Guide and lead a group of engineers to deliver the SRAM IP in the given timelines.


• Understanding of RC network and FINFET fundamentals are necessary.


• Custom or Compiler SRAM/ROM development experience.


• Analyse circuits and identify potential robustness gaps and find solutions to improve robustness of the design.


• Own the responsibility from SPEC to GDS and DK delivery.


• Review circuits, robustness reports and identify potential robustness issues.


• Review Layouts and suggest improvement areas to achieve competitive PPA.


• Understanding of SRAM PPA trade-offs and identify right techniques to meet SPEC.


• Good understanding of CMOS device characteristics, design rules, and failure mechanisms (e.g., latch-up, electro-migration) to ensure design robustness.


• Proficiency in quality assessment of digital circuit designs, including PPA (Power, Performance, Area) optimization checks.


• Hands‑on experience in statistical/variation analysis to validate design margins and reliability under process variations.


• Experience with QA automation tools for regression testing and coverage analysis

Skills and Qualifications

• Experience – 4 to 14 Years of experience


• Qualifications B.Tech/B.E/M.Tech/M.E

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