Principal CAD Engineer

Ampere; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampere, a leading semiconductor design company, seeks a Principal CAD Engineer to advance high-performance physical design flows. You will be instrumental in developing methodologies that enhance power, performance, and area across cutting-edge technology. Join a passionate team in an innovative environment that values growth and inclusivity.

Benefits

Premium medical, dental, and vision insurance

Unlimited Flextime

401K retirement plan

A variety of healthy snacks

Qualifications

• Experience in Physical design CAD flow including synthesis, floorplanning, placement, CTS and routing.
• Proven experience with block-level closure and developing PD flows.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Tcl, Perl, Python).

Responsibilities

• Develop and support innovative physical design methodology and custom CAD.
• Work closely with implementation and physical design team.
• Automate new flow practices for the design community.

Skills

Physical design CAD flow

Power, Performance, Area (PPA)

Low power design techniques

Scripting and automation (Tcl, Perl, Python)

Chip-finishing issues

Education

Electrical or Computer Engineering - Bachelor's degree

Tools

Cadence Genus

Cadence Innovus

Mentor Calibre

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Invent the future with us.

Recognized by Fast Company’s 2023 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators List, Ampere is a semiconductor design company for a new era, leading the future of computing with an innovative approach to CPU design focused on high-performance, energy efficient, sustainable cloud computing. By providing a new level of predictable performance, efficiency, and sustainability Ampere is working with leading cloud suppliers and a growing partner ecosystem to deliver cloud instances, servers and embedded/edge products that can handle the compute demands of today and tomorrow.

Description

Invent the future with us.

Recognized by Fast Company’s 2023 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators List, Ampere is a semiconductor design company for a new era, leading the future of computing with an innovative approach to CPU design focused on high-performance, energy efficient, sustainable cloud computing. By providing a new level of predictable performance, efficiency, and sustainability Ampere is working with leading cloud suppliers and a growing partner ecosystem to deliver cloud instances, servers and embedded/edge products that can handle the compute demands of today and tomorrow.

Join us at Ampere and work alongside a passionate and growing team — we’d love to have you apply!

About The Role

We are looking for an experienced CAD Engineer, Principal to join a small but growing Processor Design group, advancing the art of high-performance implementation and physical design. Ideal candidates will develop and maintain physical design flows for high performance designs and contribute to PPA related methodology changes across multiple projects and technology nodes.

What You’ll Achieve

• Develop and support innovative physical design methodology and custom CAD
• Work closely with implementation and physical design (PD) team
• Debugging flow issues
• Running multiple test designs through flow on latest technologies to determine impact on technology changes to area, power and timing
• Automating new flow practices for general use in the design community
  
  

About You

• Experience in Physical design CAD flow including synthesis, floorplanning, placement, CTS and routing.
• Proven experience with block-level closure and developing PD flows that result in quantifiable improvements in power, performance and area (PPA)
• Experience with low power design and implementation techniques using UPF/CPF
• Preferred - power distribution, static timing analysis and physical design verification experience
• Experience in hierarchical P&R and flow development such as top-level floorplanning, pin-assignment, clock-distribution, critical-signal handling, hierarchical abstractions (black-box, ILM, etc.)
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Tcl, Perl, Python, Makefile, etc)
• Experience in developing complex algorithms, managing, and regressing P&R flows
• Familiar with chip-finishing issues (metal-fill, spare-cells, DFM rules, boundary-cells, etc.) for the latest generations of process technologies
• Experience with EDA tools such as Cadence Genus, Cadence Innovus, Mentor Calibre
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Electrical or Computer Engineering - Bachelor’s degree & 8 years of related experience; or Master's degree & 6 years; or PhD & 3 years
  
  

What We’ll Offer

At Ampere we believe in taking care of our employees and providing a competitive total rewards package that includes base pay, bonus (i.e., variable pay tied to internal company goals), long-term incentive, and comprehensive benefits. The full base pay range for this role is between $140,500 and $234,500, except in the San Francisco Bay Area where the range is between $152,500 and $254,000.

Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life, with full benefits eligibility at 20 hours per week.

Benefit Highlights Include

• Premium medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, as well as income protection and a 401K retirement plan, so that you can feel secure in your health and financial future.
• Unlimited Flextime and 10+ paid holidays so that you can embrace a healthy work-life balance.
• A variety of healthy snacks, energizing espresso, and refreshing drinks to keep you fueled and focused throughout the day.
  
  

And there is much more than compensation and benefits. At Ampere, we foster an inclusive culture that empowers our employees to do more and grow more. We are passionate about inventing industry leading cloud-native designs that contribute to a more sustainable future. We are excited to share more about our career opportunities with you through the interview process.

Ampere is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, age, veteran and/or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Semiconductor Manufacturing

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