Senior ASIC Power Analysis Engineer

DeepMind Technologies Limited; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 217,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

DeepMind Technologies Limited in Mountain View, CA is seeking an experienced ASIC power engineer to architect advanced power solutions for next-generation chips and tapeouts. You will collaborate with silicon foundries, use Verilog and industry-standard EDA tools, and drive automation for RTL power analysis and optimization across the design flow.

Join a team delivering high-performance, energy-efficient hardware for leading-edge AI products, with compensation reflecting the US market and a 15%

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in ASIC power analysis & optimization, including production chips.
• Experience in tape-outs of chips.
• Experience interacting and collaborating with silicon foundries and external vendors for tapeouts.
• Experience with Verilog and industry-standard EDA tools for power analysis & optimization (PP-RTLA, PowerArtist, PrimeTime-PX, PrimeTime, Cadence Innovus, Synopsys Fusion Compiler).
• Experience with scripting languages (Perl, Tcl) for automation of power analysis & optimization flows.
• Software development experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect advanced technology node power solutions and establish use case budgets with block and full-chip estimations.
• Lead and drive the automation and integration of power analysis processes—RTL power analysis, optimization, IP selection, physical design, and timing closure—into our automated flow.
• Apply hardware expertise to build, create, and integrate software components for automated early- and late-stage power analysis and optimization.
• Partner with systems power and cross-functional teams to define, execute, and advocate for power management and reduction methodologies from SoC architecture through sign-off.
• Specify requirements for power management IPs while managing their design, integration, and post-silicon validation.

Skills

ASIC power analysis

Tape-out experience

Foundry collaboration

Verilog

Perl

Tcl

Software development

Education

Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics or related field

Tools

PP-RTLA

PowerArtist

PrimeTime-PX

PrimeTime

Cadence Innovus

Synopsys Fusion Compiler

Job description

DeepMind Technologies Limited in Mountain View, CA is seeking an experienced ASIC power engineer to architect advanced power solutions for next-generation chips and tapeouts. You will collaborate with silicon foundries, use Verilog and industry-standard EDA tools, and drive automation for RTL power analysis and optimization across the design flow.

Join a team delivering high-performance, energy-efficient hardware for leading-edge AI products, with compensation reflecting the US market and a 15%