Physical Design Engineer

754 Altera Semiconductor Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd.; George Town; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

754 Altera Semiconductor Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd. in George Town, Penang, is looking for a skilled professional to perform physical design implementation of custom IP and SoC designs. In this role, you will conduct all aspects of the physical design flow, including synthesis, place and route, and verification.

The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in various areas of structural design and optimization to enhance product performance. An ability to work on methodologies and automation of the design process is essential, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion is valued.

Qualifications

• Expertise in physical design flow including synthesis, place and route.
• Experience with timing closure and reliability verification.
• Proficient in optimizing design for power and area.

Responsibilities

• Conducts verification and signoff, including timing and reliability verification.
• Analyzes design results and recommends fixes for violations.
• Develops and improves design methodologies and flow automation.

Skills

Physical design implementation

Synthesis

Place and route

Static timing analysis

Power analysis

Reliability verification

Tools

EDA tools

Job description

Job Details

Performs physical design implementation of custom IP and SoC designs from RTL to GDS to create a design database that is ready for manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Conducts all aspects of the physical design flow including synthesis, place and route, clock tree synthesis, floor planning, static timing analysis, power/clock distribution, reliability, and power and noise analysis.
• Conducts verification and signoff including formal equivalence verification, static timing analysis, reliability verification, static and dynamic power integrity, layout verification, electrical rule checking, and structural design checking.
• Analyzes results and makes recommendations to fix violations for current and future product architecture.
• Possesses expertise in various aspects of structural and physical design, including physical clock design, timing closure, coverage analysis, multiple power domain analysis, placing, routing, synthesis, and DFT using industry standard EDA tools.
• Optimizes design to improve product-level parameters such as power, frequency, and area.
• Participates in the development and improvement of physical design methodologies and flow automation.

Qualifications

Job Type: Regular
Shift: Shift 1 (Malaysia)
Primary Location: Penang 15, Penang, Malaysia

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation or ordinance.