NPU STA/Timing Engineer
Qualcomm · Posted Oct 15
Semiconductor, 5G wireless technology, mobile platform, and AI computing solutions
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About the role
Qualcomm's Hardware Engineering Group plans, designs, optimizes, verifies and tests electronic systems, circuits, mechanical systems, test systems, FPGA and/or DSP systems that launch cutting-edge products, with engineers collaborating across functions to meet performance requirements. This role is focused on static timing analysis (STA) for multi-mode, multi-voltage NPU designs. The engineer will own STA setup, convergence, reviews and signoff, perform timing analysis and debug across PVT conditions using PrimeTime/Tempus, and build automation scripts within STA/PD tools.
What you will do
- STA setup, convergence, reviews and signoff for multi-mode, multi-voltage domain designs.
- Timing analysis, validation and debug across multiple PVT conditions using PT/Tempus.
- Run Primetime and/or Tempus for STA flow optimization and Spice to STA correlation.
- Evaluate multiple timing methodologies/tools on different designs and technology nodes.
- Work on automation scripts within STA/PD tools for methodology development.
- Good Technical writing and Communication skills, should be willing to work in cross-collaborative environment
- Experience in design automation using TCL/Perl/Python.
- Familiar with digital flow design implementation RTL to GDS : ICC, Innovous , PT/Tempus
- Familiar with process technology enablement: Circuit simulations using Hspice/FineSim, Monte Carlo.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field.
- Education : B.Tech or MTech/MS in Electrical/Electronics/Microelectronics/VLSI.
Preferred qualifications
- 5 - 10 years of experience in STA/Timing
- Strong expertise in STA timing analysis basics, AOCV/POCV concepts, CTS, defining and managing timing constraints, Latch transparency handling, 0-cycle, multi-cycle path handling
- Hands-on experience with STA tools - Prime-time, Tempus
- Have experience in driving timing convergence at Chip-level and Hard-Macro level
- In-depth knowledge cross-talk noise, Signal Integrity, Layout Parasitic Extraction, feed through handling,
- Knowledge of ASIC back-end design flows and methods and tools (ICC2, Innovus)
- Knowledge of Spice simulation Hspice/FineSim, Monte Carlo. Silicon to spice model correlation.
- Proficient is scripting languages – TCL, Perl, Awk
- Basic knowledge of device physics
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a global leader in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry, including mobile processors, 5G, and on-device artificial intelligence. The company designs and markets digital communications products, semiconductor solutions, and system software used globally across smartphones, automotive solutions, IoT devices, and computing systems. Through extensive R&D and intellectual property licensing, Qualcomm powers a highly interconnected and smarter world.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 50000+ employees
- Founded
- 1985
- Location
- San Diego, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $53M raised
- 2018-11-01Grant
Leadership
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
James H. Thompson
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
Ann Chaplin
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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