Drimva

MatX

ASIC/SOC Silicon Physical Design Engineer

$160K–$600K

Mountain View (HQ) or Remote · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Feb 16, 2024

Experience
Minimum 8 years of industry experience in ASIC Physical Design.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
Visa sponsorship
Employment is contingent on being able to perform job functions in compliance with U.S. export control laws without obtaining a license from U.S. export control authorities.

About the job

Develop and deliver physical design for MatX silicon, from RTL through GDSII and sign-off, optimizing performance, power, and area.

What you'll do

  • Build scalable physical design methodology across blocks, subsystems, and full-chip designs.
  • Own physical design construction and sign-off deliverables, including floorplanning, synthesis, place and route, timing, power estimation, EMIR, and physical verification.
  • Coordinate design reviews and milestone reporting, collaborating with Design, DFT, and other physical design partners through tapeout.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
  • Minimum 8 years of industry experience in ASIC Physical Design.
  • Strong proficiency in Perl, Python, and TCL.
  • Expertise in physical design construction and sign-off, and experience collaborating with Design, Verification, and DFT teams to optimize designs through sign-off.

Nice to have

  • Experience working with third-party Design Services partners.

Pay

USD $160,000 - $275,000 base salary; USD $175,000 - $400,000 base salary; USD $250,000 - $600,000 base salary

Tools

Perl, Python, TCL, RTL, GDSII

AI focus

Develop silicon for high-performance and sustainable GenAI, supporting compute, memory management, and high-speed connectivity.

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