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Physical Design Engineer - Circuit Design and Analysis 101763

The Role:

We are a high-performance Core physical design team and this role has a focus on circuit design and analysis including silicon debug. This position will work directly with external teams (CAD/DFT/Architecture, etc.) and will have the opportunity to learn from experienced designers.

The Person:

The successful candidate will independently execute design work and contribute technically with a high general impact on the overall design. We are seeking someone who is innovative and eager to learn. Does this describe you? If so, then join us!

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement solid understanding of principles of logic and transistor level circuit design, CAD tools and expertise in one of many functional areas (e.g., clocks, standard cell libraries, synthesis, place and route, electrical analysis, etc.).
• Innovate and improve the design. Point out lower power and higher performance tradeoffs.
• Preparing schedules and scope several months in advance, such as building the analysis schedule for a given flow step or setting the delivery of a circuit macro across the project.
• Prepare well thought out recommendations for technical reviews (e.g., design tradeoffs, bringing a list of various options to a technical review, then submitting a strong recommendation).

Preferred Experience:

• Proficiency in logic, circuit design, CMOS transistor design, and CAD tools for high-performance design.
• 2+ years circuit design experience preferred

Academic Credentials:

MS degree in Electrical Engineering