ASIC Design Hardware Engineer - SDC/STA

ITCO Solutions, Inc.

$120K — $160K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering with relevant experience
  • 6+ years of ASIC or related experience (4+ with Master's)
  • Proficient in synthesis and STA tools like Primetime
  • Knowledgeable in HDL (Verilog/SystemVerilog) and scripting (Shell, Perl, TCL)
  • Experienced in digital design concepts and block/full chip SDC development

Responsibilities

  • Develop timing constraints for block level and full-chip designs
  • Collaborate with architecture teams on timing validation
  • Participate in RTL design or top-level IP integration as needed
  • Create methodologies for effective SDC promotion and push down
  • Ensure correctness and quality of SDCs early in the design cycle
  • Review and collaborate on block-level SDCs and clocking diagrams
  • Contribute to full-chip clocking design and related documentation

Benefits

  • Collaborative team environment with cross-functional exposure
  • Opportunity to work on next-generation networking chips
  • Professional growth and innovation-driven atmosphere
  • Potential for involvement in RTL design and integration
  • Development of best practices in timing closure processes
Full Job Description
YOUR IMPACT
You are a diligent Design/SDC Engineer with strong analytical skills and a deep understanding of timing constraints, including clock groups, exceptions, and clock exclusivity. Proficient in industry-standard SDC/STA tools and scripting for automation, you excel at identifying and resolving timing issues across all design levels. You will develop timing constrains at both block level and full-chip and validate them using industry standard timing constraints verification tools such as TCM, Timevision. You will collaborate with Front-end and Back-end teams to understand chip architecture and guide them in refining design and timing constraints for seamless physical design closure. As part of this team, you'll contribute to developing next-generation networking chips.
  • Being a member of design team who develops block level and full-chip SDCs and works with physical design and DFT teams to close full-chip timing in multiple timing modes.
  • You will work design and architecture teams in understanding clocking structure, develop timing constraints and validate them though constraints verification tool before releasing them for physical design.
  • Option to also do block level RTL design or block or top-level IP integration.
  • Helping develop efficient methodology to promote block level SDCs to full-chip, and to push down full-chip SDCs to block level.
  • Helping develop and apply methodology to ensure correctness and quality of SDCs as early as possible in design cycle.
  • Reviewing block level SDCs and clocking diagrams and collaborate with RTL design owners on SDC development.
  • Contribute to full-chip clocking design including diagrams and related documentation.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 6+ years of ASIC or related experience or Master's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 4+ years of ASIC or related experience.
  • Experience with synthesis tools (e.g.. Client DC/DCG/FC), STA tools such as Primetime and must have knowledge of HDL such as Verilog/SystemVerilog programming, and scripting languages such as Shell, Perl, and must have strong experience scripting with TCL.
  • Experience with digital design concepts (e.g.. clocking, timing exceptions and async boundaries).
  • Experience with block/full chip SDC development in functional and test modes.
  • Experience with microarchitecture and RTL implementation.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Strong documentation, problem-solving, and technical communication skills.
  • Experience working cross-functionally and collaborating with various technical teams.
  • You are a problem solver who loves to tackle new challenges and a self-starter who is highly motivated and thrives on innovative technology.
  • You are a strong communicator in a team setting, enjoy working in a dynamic team environment, and are an out-of-the-box thinker.

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