Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
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Masters degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
As CPU Synthesis CAD engineer, you will build and support the world s best front-end implementation tools and flows. Your tools and flows will ensure our custom Oryon CPUs have industry-leading power, performance and area.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Develop, integrate and release new features in our high-performance synthesis CAD flow
- Architect and recommend methodology improvements to ensure our silicon has the best power, performance and area (PPA)
- Maintain, support and debug front-end implementation flows, and resolve project-specific issues
- Work closely with CPU Physical Design CAD engineers to result in tight vertical integration between front-end and back-end PPA.
- Work closely with worldwide CPU synthesis/physical design teams, and provide methodology guidance, tools/flows support and help achieve class-leading PPA.
- Work with EDA vendors to define roadmap and to resolve tool issues
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelors/Masters degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or Computer Science
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in synthesis/place-and-route of high-performance chips - either in a design or CAD role
- High level of proficiency in Tcl as we'll as Python
- Experience with automation
- Experience with a wide variety of front-end tasks - logic synthesis, logic equivalency checking, low-power-intent (UPF), front-end signoff.
- Solid understanding of digital design, timing analysis and low-power design
- Solid understanding of RTL description languages such as Verilog and System Verilog.
- Experience with advanced technology nodes (5nm or lower)
- Strong user of industry-standard synthesis tools such as Cadence Genus or Synopsys Fusion Compiler, and front-end signoff tools such as Cadence LEC and Cadence Conformal Low Power
- Proven track record of managing and regressing synthesis flows
