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Sr.SOC/ASICPhysicalDesignEngineer(SiliconEngineering)
“Sr. SOC/ASIC Physical Design Engineer (Silicon Engineering) at SpaceX. Skills: Physical Design, ASIC Implementation, Signoff Closure. Perform partition synthesis. Perform physical implementation steps”
What You'll Achieve.
deliver cutting-edge solutions; expand the performance and capabilities of the Starlink network
Industry & Context.
Resolve design/timing/congestion and flow issues; identify potential solutions
Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or computer science, 5+ years of ASIC and/or physical design flow development experience in industry
Nice to Have
experience in ASIC/SOC RTL2GDSII physical design and signoff flows, experience with industry standard EDA tools, Knowledge of deep sub-micron FinFET and CMOS solid state physics, Knowledge of CMOS digital design principles, basic standard cells their functionality, standard cell libraries, Understanding of CMOS power dissipation in deep submicron processes leakage/dynamic, Familiar with CMOS analog circuit and physical design, Knowledge of DFT/Scan/MBIST/LBIST, understanding of their impact on physical design flows, Good scripting skills, Self-driven individual, can-do attitude, willing to learn, ability to work in a dynamic group environment
What You'll Do.
Perform partition synthesis
Perform physical implementation steps
Develop physical design methodologies
Improve physical design methodologies
Develop automation scripts
Improve automation scripts
Collaborate with ASIC design team
Drive architectural feasibility studies
Develop timing targets
Develop power targets
Explore RTL tradeoffs
Explore design tradeoffs
Resolve design issues
Resolve timing issues
Resolve congestion issues
Identify potential solutions
Run signoff closure issues
Debug signoff closure issues
Fix signoff closure issues
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
work alongside world-class cross-disciplinary teams; Closely collaborate with the ASIC design team
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