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Principal Physical Design and Integration Engineer

Principal Physical Design and Integration Engineer

CompanyMarvell
LocationMorrisville, NC, USA
Salary$148500 – $219780
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, Master’s
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • BS in EE/CE/CS with 10+ years of experience, or MS in EE/CE/CS with 5+ years of experience
  • 5 years of practical experience in physical design at all levels of hierarchy with multiple ASICs/SOCs
  • Physical design knowledge and experience, from RTL or netlist handoff to GDS tape-out
  • Extensive experience with floorplanning at a sub-system/partition level, considering boundary snap of power/technology and pin assignment
  • Proficient in running chip/sub-system/partition level signoff, including physical verification (DRC and LVS), along with power integrity (EMIR)
  • Experienced in leading a team of block-level engineers, coordinating at the sub-system/partition level
  • Good knowledge of Verilog/VHDL, and track record of collaboration with RTL team
  • Good understanding of digital logic and architecture
  • Proficient in LINUX and shell-based scripting
  • Knowledge and experience with TCL language
  • Diligent, detail-oriented, and able to handle assignments with minimal supervision
  • Must possess good communication skills, be a self-driven individual, and a good team player

Responsibilities

  • Be the leader on a large complex chip/sub-system/partition through all phases of the design
  • Responsible for floorplanning a chip/sub-system/partition, pushing down block boundary and pin assignment to team members
  • Work with a variety of teams to pull in their required portion of the sub-system, such as DFT and clock distribution teams
  • Leading a small group of engineers at the block level, ensuring they are progressing, meeting milestones on schedule and quality, and correct deliverables
  • Work closely with the block level PD engineers in debugging and resolving timing and routing issues across all hierarchical levels
  • Be an active team member on physical design methodology
  • Provide technical direction, coaching, and mentoring to employees on your team and others when necessary to achieve successful project outcomes
  • Write scripts in Perl, Python and TCL to extract data and achieve productivity enhancements through automation

Preferred Qualifications

  • BS in EE/CE/CS with 15+ years of experience, or MS in EE/CE/CS with 10+ years of experience
  • 10 years of practical experience as a leader of a team at the chip/sub-system/partition level for multiple ASICs/SOCs
  • Worked with timing and clock teams on planning and integration of high-speed clock distribution
  • 5nm/3nm experience with chip-level floorplanning, including bump/UBM, MIMCAP insertion, AP routing, and DFM planning
  • Floorplanning and Physical Design with Cadence Innovus
  • Physical Verification with Siemens Calibre and/or Synopsys ICV
  • Power Integrity Signoff with Cadence Voltus
  • Peripheral IO Pad assignment and associated RDL
  • Bump assignment planning and collaboration with fullchip and package team
  • Experience with Analog IP integration and implementation
  • Knowledge and experience with Python language
  • Experience with low-power design methodology and implementation
  • Have led or participated in Physical Design and Integration methodology