Senior Sta Flow Engineer

NVIDIA NVIDIA · Semiconductors · Santa Clara, CA +1

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior STA Flow Engineer to drive multi-physics sign-off strategies for GPUs and SoCs, optimizing performance, yield, and reliability. The role involves improving and validating timing analysis flows, developing custom flows for ETM models, and collaborating with technology leads and design teams to define sophisticated timing sign-off strategies. The position requires strong programming skills in Python, TCL, and PERL, and a solid understanding of CMOS design, clocking, and timing.

What you'd actually do

  1. Improve and validate flows for Prime-Time, Prime-Shield and Tempus STA QOR metrics for sign-off flow, and tool for high-speed designs, with focus on CAD and automation.
  2. Develop custom flows for validating QOR of ETM models, both of std cells and custom IPs.
  3. Develop flows/recommendations on STA sign-off to model deep submicron physical effects aging, self-heating, thermal impact, IR drop etc.
  4. Collaborate with technology leads, VLSI physical design, and timing engineers to define and deploy the most sophisticated strategies of signing off timing in design for world-class silicon performance.
  5. Develop tools, and methodologies to improve design performance, predictability, and silicon reliability beyond what industry standard tools can offer.

Skills

Required

  • MS or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)
  • 5 years of industry experience in developing and supporting STA flow
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Excellent programming skills in Python, TCL, PERL
  • Disciplined coder who understands the importance of having automated regression tests
  • Solid Knowledge in CMOS design, clocking, and timing of synchronous circuits
  • Good understanding of mathematics/physics fundamentals of circuit design
  • Clocking specs: Jitter, IR drop, crosstalk, spice analysis.

What the JD emphasized

  • world's leading GPUs and SoCs
  • deep submicron physical effects
  • world-class silicon performance
  • 5 years of industry experience in developing and supporting STA flow
  • Solid Knowledge in CMOS design, clocking, and timing of synchronous circuits