CPU Physical Design Timing Engineer

Qualcomm; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 199,000 - 298,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in Santa Clara seeks a CPU Physical Design Timing Engineer to define, develop, and drive CPU timing closure for Oryon CPU Cores.

You will work with RTL and microarchitecture teams to implement timing constraints and meet aggressive power/area/performance goals using industry standard tools. You will script STA workflows, collaborate with central timing tech teams, and contribute to PPA targets across multiple CPU projects on advanced nodes N2/N3.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 6+ years of relevant hardware/software experience.
• Master's degree with 5+ years of relevant hardware/software experience.
• PhD with 4+ years of relevant hardware/software experience.
• Strong STA timing analysis fundamentals and tool experience (STA).

Responsibilities

• STA setup, convergence, reviews and signoff for multi-mode, multi-voltage designs.
• Timing analysis, validation and debugging across multiple PVT conditions.
• Run PrimeTime and Tempus for STA flow optimization and correlation.
• Identify root causes of timing mismatches and propose solutions.
• Evaluate timing methodologies/tools across designs and nodes.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to drive PPA goals.

Skills

TCL/Perl/Python

Automation scripting

Framework/tool development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

ICC2

Innovus

Primetime

Tempus

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering

General Summary:

NUVIA is now part of Qualcomm. Our mission is to reimagine silicon and create computing platforms that will transform the industry. You will have the opportunity to work with some of the most talented and passionate engineers in the world to create designs that push the envelope on performance, energy efficiency and scalability.

About The Role:

In this role you will have the opportunity to define, develop and drive CPU timing closure for Oryon CPU Cores. As a CPU Physical Design Timing Engineer, you will work with microarchitecture and RTL design team to develop timing constraints, drive implementation of the designs to meet aggressive power, area and performance goals using industry standard tools/flows. One of your primary responsibilities will be coding scripts used with STA native tools and useful in enabling CPU timing infrastructure and methodology impacting multiple CPU projects in Qualcomm. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with Qualcomm central timing technology & methodology team and interact with CPU implementation team to drive PPA goals of CPU. You will have the opportunity to carve out a strong professional growth path working on industry leading technology nodes N2/N3.

Required Skill sets:

• Excellent automation skills using TCL/Perl/Python
• Be able to develop/work on automation scripts with the given spec to develop CPU STA signoff flow /methodology
• History of any framework /tool /utility development is preferred

Responsibilities:

• STA setup, convergence, reviews and signoff for multi-mode, multi-voltage domain designs of Oryon CPU Cores.
• Timing analysis, validation and debug across multiple PVT conditions using PT/Tempus.
• Run Primetime and/or Tempus for STA flow optimization and Spice to STA correlation.
• Find out the root cause of timing miscorrelation at different design levels in functional and test mode, propose solutions.
• Evaluate multiple timing methodologies/tools on different designs and technology nodes.
• Good Technical writing and Communication skills and should be willing to work in cross-collaborative environment.
• Familiar with digital flow design implementation RTL to GDS : ICC, Innovus , PT/Tempus

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Preferred Qualification/Skills

• Strong expertise in STA timing analysis basics, AOCV/POCV concepts, CTS, defining and managing timing constraints, Latch transparency handling, 0-cycle, multi-cycle path handling
• Hands-on experience with STA tools - Prime-time, Tempus
• Have experience in driving timing convergence at Chip-level and Hard-Macro level
• In-depth knowledge crosstalk noise, Signal Integrity, Layout Parasitic Extraction, feed through handling,
• Knowledge of ASIC back-end design flows and methods and tools (ICC2, Innovus)
• Basic knowledge of device physics

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$198,700.00 - $298,100.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm.

We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus).

In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play.

Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.