Senior Custom Circuits Timing Engineer

What you'll do

• Drive timing analysis and closure for custom circuit macros including digital, semi-custom, and mixed-signal analog designs.
• Develop timing models and methodologies for innovative custom macro designs at the transistor level.
• Validate timing of custom circuit designs using NanoTime and various SPICE simulations.
• Standardize and improve timing convergence flows in coordination with methodology teams.
• Validate transistor-level timing accuracy and correctness with circuit designers and tool developers.
• Define timing closure strategies, constraints, and power convergence with PD, DFX, and Clock teams.
• Implement ECOs to fix timing paths, including crosstalk and noise analysis.
• Model process variation effects and ensure design convergence across deep submicron technologies.

What we're looking for

• BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience for Bachelors or 6+ years for Masters in custom circuit timing analysis and closure.
• Expertise in industry standard transistor level STA tools such as NanoTime and timing convergence tools.
• Solid experience in timing constraints generation and management for mixed-signal designs.
• Basic understanding of transistor-level circuits and SPICE simulations for correlation to static timing and noise results.
• Expertise in analysis and fixing of timing paths through ECOs, including crosstalk and noise analysis.
• Knowledge of process variation effect modeling and design convergence.
• Familiarity with clocking specs such as jitter, IR drop, and crosstalk.