Senior/Staff Mid-End Engineer (STA/Synthesis)

Bitdeer; Singapore; On-site; SGD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and mentoring

Open workspaces

Competitive benefits

Growth opportunities

Autonomy and fast growth

Job summary

Bitdeer is seeking an IC Design Engineer in Singapore to drive synthesis, timing closure and low-power optimizations for ASIC designs. You will collaborate with backend teams for floorplanning and timing bottlenecks, ensuring correct netlists with formal verification.

The role requires 3–7 years of IC design experience, strong Verilog/SystemVerilog skills, and proficiency with leading EDA tools. Singapore-based, innovative environment, growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• 3–7 years of IC design experience focused on synthesis, timing closure and power optimization.
• Proficiency in Verilog/SystemVerilog, RTL-to-GDSII flow, and EDA tools.
• Strong timing analysis and multi-clock-domain handling knowledge.
• Familiarity with on-chip interconnect architectures (AXI, NoC, mesh, torus).
• Experience in low-power design methods and scripting for automation.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize and optimize ASIC designs for performance and area.
• Perform STA, timing closure, and clock tree synthesis to meet constraints.
• Implement low-power design techniques and memory hierarchy optimizations.
• Collaborate with Physical Design on floorplanning, P&R, and timing bottlenecks.
• Verify netlists with formal methods and FRT to ensure correctness.
• Use scripting to automate flows and improve efficiency.

Skills

Verilog/SystemVerilog

RTL-to-GDSII flow

EDA tools

Scripting (TCL, Python, Perl, Shell)

Clock tree synthesis

Timing analysis

NoC/interconnect familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Synopsys Design Compiler

Cadence Genus

PrimeTime

Innovus

Job description

About Bitdeer:

Bitdeer is a world-leading technology company for Bitcoin mining and AI cloud.
Bitdeer is committed to providing comprehensive Bitcoin mining solutions for its customers. Apart from designing industry-leading ASIC chips and manufacturing mining rigs, the Group handles complex processes involved in computing across the value chain. This includes equipment procurement, transport logistics, datacenter design and construction, equipment management, and network and facility operations. Bitdeer also offers advanced cloud capabilities to customers with a high demand for artificial intelligence.
Headquartered in Singapore, Bitdeer operates globally with a diversified 3 GW energy portfolio, and deploys Bitcoin mining and HPC datacenters in the United States, Bhutan, Norway, Canada, Malaysia, and Ethiopia.

What you'll do:

• Synthesis & Logic Optimization:
  • Perform logic synthesis and design optimization for ASIC designs.
• Static Timing Analysis (STA) & Timing Closure:
  • Conduct STA, constraint tuning, and clock tree synthesis (CTS) to optimize critical paths.
  • Resolve timing issues related to multi-clock domains and high-frequency data pipelines.
• Power & Area Optimization:
  • Implement low-power design techniques (clock gating, power gating, dynamic voltage scaling) for specific workloads.
  • Work on memory hierarchy optimization to reduce energy consumption.
  • Collaborate with DFT engineers for scan chain insertion, MBIST for large SRAMs, and JTAG integration.
  • Debug synthesis, timing, and power-related design issues before physical implementation.
• Collaboration with Physical Design Team:
  • Work closely with backend teams on floorplanning, place & route (P&R), congestion analysis, and timing bottlenecks.
  • Provide design constraints for specific architectures, such as high-speed interconnects, NoCs (Network-on-Chip), and large-scale data movement.
• Formal Verification & Equivalence Checking:
  • Ensure synthesized netlist correctness using formal verification tools (Conformal, FormalPro, JasperGold).

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–7 years of experience in IC design with a focus on synthesis, timing closure, and power optimization.
• Proficiency in Verilog/SystemVerilog, RTL-to-GDSII flow, and EDA tools (Synopsys Design Compiler, Cadence Genus, PrimeTime, Innovus).
• Strong understanding of timing analysis, multi-clock domain handling, and clock tree synthesis.
• Familiarity with on-chip interconnect architectures (AXI, NoC, mesh, torus).
• Experience in low-power design methodologies (UPF, power gating, dynamic voltage scaling).
• Proficiency in scripting (TCL, Python, Perl, Shell) for automation.

What you will experience working with us:

• A culture that values authenticity and diversity of thoughts and backgrounds;
• An inclusive and respectable environment with open workspaces and exciting start-up spirit;
• Fast-growing company with the chance to network with industrial pioneers and enthusiasts;
• Ability to contribute directly and make an impact on the future of the digital asset industry;
• Involvement in new projects, developing processes/systems;
• Personal accountability, autonomy, fast growth, and learning opportunities;
• Attractive welfare benefits and developmental opportunities such as training and mentoring.

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