Physical Design Cad Engineer

NVIDIA NVIDIA · Semiconductors · Yokneam, Israel +1

NVIDIA is seeking a Physical Design CAD Engineer to join their Networking Silicon engineering team. The role involves developing methodologies for physical design, synthesis, STA, and logic equivalence for networking chips and SOCs. Responsibilities include working with block owners, ensuring quality and timely convergence, and developing flows for chip floorplan, power distribution, P&R, timing analysis, power/noise analysis, and back-end verification.

What you'd actually do

  1. You will be in charge of developing physical design, synthesis, STA and Logic eq methodologies for implementation of networking chips and SOCs.
  2. Work closely with block owners. full Chip STA engineers and project managers to assure high quality and timely convergence.
  3. Come up with unique and creative solutions to the state of the art physical design problems that are needed for Our chips.
  4. Additional responsibilities include participating and developing flow and tool methodologies for chip floorplan, power and clock distribution, P&R, timing analysis and closure, power and noise analysis and back-end verification across multiple projects.

Skills

Required

  • B.SC./ M.SC. in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience).
  • At least 2 years of relevant experience
  • Proficiency using Python, Perl, Tcl, Make scripting.
  • Expertise in analysing and converging crosstalk delay, noise glitch, and electrical/manufacturing rules in deep-sub micron processes.
  • Knowledge in physical design and optimization e.g. placement, routing, cell sizing, buffering, logic restructuring, etc. to improve timing and power required and implementing them through ECOs is required.
  • Knowledge in process variation effect modelling and experience in design convergence taking into account variations.

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with synthesis, place and route, STA EDA tools from Synopsys (DC/FC/PT), Cadence (Innovus/Tempus)
  • Experience in methodology definition / flow owner of synthesis / Place and Route/ STA steps is an advantage.

What the JD emphasized

  • Successful track record of delivering designs to production is necessary.
  • Self-motivation, attention to detail, and good written, verbal, and presentation skills are critical to success in this role.