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David Careers

ARM SoC Physical Design Engineer

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steinman recruiting associatesSan Jose (CA)
Computer Hardware EngineersSemiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing

SENIORITY

Lead

SALARY

$180,000-$240,000

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About the role

A North San Jose client seeks a highly experienced physical designer passionate about delivering high value, customer specific SoCs for applications like High-Performance Compute, Datacenter, AI/ML, automotive, IoT, 5G. Industry veterans. Fun stuff. Projects covering all the stacks. Work closely with customer, frontend, and integration teams. Complexleading-edge designs. Low power builds. 28nmdown to 3nm. Advanced packaging, i.e. Chiplets, 2.5D, 3D-IC. Fast tape outs. A seasoned hands-on MS/BSEE with breadth and depth in the areas below: MS/BSEE Expert handling of Verilog HDL Netlist and Physical Design Libraries. Power analysis. IR-drop. Static Timing Analysis. Physical Verification (PV) and fix PV errors. PrimeTime. PrimePower. Redhawk. Implementation. ICC2. Innovus. Flat and Hierarchical layouts. Scripting (Perl/Tcl/Python). Ableto explain processes and answer customer questions during meetings. Excellent problem-solving skills and ability toanalyze and resolve physical design challenges.
Location: San Jose, CA. Hybrid worksite.
Compensation: Base salary open (est.~$180,000-$240,000 DOE). Additional performance-based incentives. Retirement plans. 401k matching. Comprehensive benefits. Generous holiday and PTO. *Highly qualified H1B visa holders and TN eligible professionals are encouraged to apply*

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