Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.
Waymo's Compute Team is tasked with a critical and exciting mission: We deliver the compute platform responsible for running the fully autonomous vehicle's software stack. To achieve our mission, we architect and create high-performance custom silicon; we develop system-level compute architectures that push the boundaries of performance, power, and latency; and we collaborate closely with many other teammates to ensure we design and optimize hardware and software for maximum performance. We are a multidisciplinary team seeking curious and talented teammates to work on one of the world's highest performance automotive compute platforms.
In this hybrid role, you will report to an ASIC Design Manager
This position will require the ability to work some hours that align with the team in the Pacific Time zone on an as needed basis.
You will:
- Participate in the Physical Design of advanced silicon for our self-driving cars
- Contribute to the design and closure of the full chip and individual blocks from RTL-to-GDS with a focus on floorplanning and assembly
- Collaborate with internal logic and internal and external PD teams to achieve the best PPA possible
You have:
- 7+ years of experience on PD design tasks in advanced silicon nodes with a minimum of 2 tapeouts
- Expertise in generating and maintaining design-rule-check (DRC) clean floorplans (DEF) including pin placement and layer assignment and an understanding of abutted and non-abutted construction methodologies
- Familiarity with entire RTL-to-GDS flow with hands-on experience with Synthesis, PNR, STA, and timing closure
- Ability to automate EDA tasks through scripting. Competency with at least one EDA scripting language (TCL, skill, python)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills due to need to work with internal and external teams
We prefer:
- Experience with SDC generation, verification, and maintenance
- Experience working with external partners on PD closure
- Passion and experience for scripting (beyond driving EDA tools)
- Understanding of RC fundamentals
- Deep understanding of performance, power and area (PPA) tradeoffs
- Familiarity with back end flows (PI/SI, DRC/LVS, etc)
May require infrequent travel to Mountain View, CA or to partner sites (Up to 15%)
The expected base salary range for this full-time position is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
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Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around. With the Waymo Driver, we can improve the world’s mobility while saving thousands of lives.
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