Physical Design Engineer
Tesla · Posted Oct 24
Electric vehicles, solar panels, and integrated clean energy storage solutions
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About the role
Tesla's AI Hardware team designs advanced AI inference chips and the Dojo supercomputer system to accelerate machine learning for Full Self-Driving and Optimus. The team works on custom silicon, SOC and IP design, circuits, tool flows, and methodologies using advanced technologies. This role involves physical design work on complex design blocks and SOCs from early design through tape out, including floorplanning, high-speed block construction, timing and electrical closure, and RTL modifications.
What you will do
- Work on complex design blocks and SOCs from early design stage to tape out
- Floorplan and partition designs to meet area, timing, and power requirements
- Construct high-speed blocks, from synthesis, place, and route, out through timing, physical, and electrical closure to meet performance, robustness, reliability, and power targets
- Read RTL, understand block micro-architecture, perform RTL modifications and prove logical equivalence as needed
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Engineering degree in a relevant field, or equivalent work experience
- 2+ years of industry work experience in VLSI/IC design
- Knowledge and experience with logic design and synthesis tools and techniques
- Proficient in place and route tools and approaches
- Proficient in timing and electrical analysis in advanced nodes, including high-frequency design closure, IR drop, power, and reliability
- Skilled with CAD tools and scripting languages (Perl or Python)
- Understand cell and transistor level digital circuit design, memory and clock structures, and design methodologies
- Good understanding of RTL, DFT, and microarchitecture
- Good communication skills and a demonstrated team player and flexible and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Experience in any of these areas is a plus: SOC level physical integration and validation, post-silicon characterization
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Tesla
Tesla, Inc. is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company that designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles, battery energy storage systems, and solar panels. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company is dedicated to accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy through innovative technology and engineering. Its product ecosystem ranges from mass-market passenger cars and commercial semi-trucks to advanced energy generation and storage solutions.
- Industry
- Automotive
- Company size
- 125000+ employees
- Founded
- 2003
- Location
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $6.0B raised
- 2020-05-18Post Ipo Debt$5.0B
Leadership
Elon Musk
Chief Executive Officer & Director
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Accounting Officer
Senior Vice President, Automotive
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
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