Baya Systems

Physical Design Engineer

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Santa Clara, CA

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Mid level

Semiconductor • Renewable Energy

The Role

The Physical Design Engineer will manage RTL to GDS flows, collaborate with micro-architects, and ensure high-performance designs meet power and area requirements through physical design validation.

Summary Generated by Built In

Baya Systems is inspired by the baya bird, also known as the weaver. Baya birds weave very unique and intricate hanging nests from different materials. The nests are robust and safe while being extremely lightweight and efficient.

Baya is a fast-moving Series B startup built by serial entrepreneurs with a vision to accelerate intelligent computing in the emerging chiplet era. We focus on software-driven, unified fabric solutions for single-die and multi-die systems. We design and license disruptive intellectual property for use in semiconductor chips, with software development platforms to simplify the design process and reduce the time to market for complex System-on-Chip (SoC) and multi-chiplet systems. This enables our partners to innovate and deliver compelling solutions for data center, infrastructure, AI, Automotive, and Edge IoT markets. We are looking for energetic and dedicated individuals share our passion for enabling innovation and excellence in the semiconductor industry that empowers game-changing products and services!

Job Title: Physical Design Engineer

Location: Santa Clara, CA

About the role: We are seeking a seasoned Physical Design Engineer with a strong background in all aspects of Physical Design and Implementation flows. The ideal candidate will play a key role in shaping our technology portfolio, bringing expertise and creativity to our solutions

Responsibilities:

Own RTL to GDS physical implementation flows for synthesis, floor-planning, place and route, clock tree synthesis, timing & power closure, EM/IR, PDV and final PD sign off

Own physical design & implementation of high-performance designs from block level to system level components

Deep collaboration with Micro-architects to explore performance, power and area trade-offs for high performance and low power designs

Physical implementation feasibility studies and design recommendations for best PPA

Develop methodologies and recipes for various stages of physical implementation

Perform various physical design validation (PDV) flows for Timing, Power, EM/IR, etc. to ensure physical design quality

Perform design rule checking (DRC), (LVS) checks, and other physical verification tasks

Qualifications:

BS, MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or related degree

Experience in all aspects of physical design including synthesis, floor planning, place & route, timing & power closure, EM/IR, physical design validation, etc

Experience with synthesis, place & route, static timing analysis and PDV tools

Experience in implementing clock trees and power grids

Experience with scripting for physical design flow automation

Experience with Synopsys Design Compiler, Prime Time, ICC, Fusion Compiler etc.

Good knowledge of high-performance and low-power microarchitecture and logic design principles

Understanding of modern (sub 7nm) sub-micron technology nodes and device physics

Basic knowledge of System/SoC Architecture and System Verilog RTL coding

Strong communication and collaboration skills

Compensation:

Salary commensurate with experience
Performance incentives
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
401(k) retirement plan
Equity

Top Skills

Clock Tree Synthesis

Floor-Planning

Fusion Compiler

Gds

Icc

Pdv

Place And Route

Power Closure

Prime Time

Rtl

Synopsys Design Compiler

Synthesis

System Verilog

Timing Analysis

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The Company

HQ: Santa Clara, California

84 Employees

What We Do

Baya Systems is driving the next wave of foundational chiplet-based, high-performance, and modular semiconductor systems, with a focus on best-in-class on-chip fabric and communication technologies. By enabling seamless interoperability across a diverse array of industry-standard protocols, Baya Systems empowers best-of-breed compute, communication, and I/O solutions to work together. This approach enhances performance, yield, reusability, composability, development time and cost-efficiency. Named for the Baya bird, renowned for weaving cohesive nests from various materials, Baya Systems embodies this spirit of integration and efficiency. Backed by leading investors Matrix Partners and Intel Capital, Baya Systems is transforming intelligent compute. For more information, visit https://www.bayasystems.com or follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bayasystems.