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Work as part of a world class ASIC design team, building leading edge chips for the Coherent Optics market.
As a member of the ASIC design team, you will play the role to automate cad flows for ASIC design
The candidate:
Develops and maintains key common RTL IP modules used at every product generation
- Interacts with RTL designers to understand the flow of work, develops the architecture to automate the flow and then implements the automation to eliminate pain points and errors to de-risk projects.
2.Develop Synthesis flows and run synthesis along side with other designers and provide feedback to designers to improve timing and power.
3. Develops scripts to automate using Python, Perl or other scripting languages.
4. Works as part of a methodology team to develop new CAD/methodologies or flows which improve quality of design, reduce design time and provide consistent and reliable results across users and sites and streamline the process of ASIC development.
5. Identifies input variables, categorizing them as fixed or customizable or user controllable options allowing users to have simplified interaction with the tool flow.
6. Identifies scope for improvement in existing flows and implement those improvements.
7. Work with experts and users across sites to identify new methodologies for development and adoption.
8. Works with EDA tool vendors to identify options available across tools which reduce debug and development effort. Takes the options and make them available in a simplified way to design engineers.
9. Works with EDA tool vendors to evaluate new tools and new features.
Develops flows, take it through a proof-of-concept on a project and release the flow for production use across teams and sites.
10. Makes presentations to teams to ramp users about improvements or new flow development.
Works on EDA tool installation and support, compute platform support, LSF job submittal support, infrastructure related support for worldwide ASIC design community. Works closely with IT and debug and implement solutions. Continuously monitor/improve CAD infrastructure efficiency and CAD automation.
The job is a high visibility job and has the potential to improve and impact the work of multiple engineers across geographies.
Hold a Bachelor or master’s degree in electrical or computer engineering
Have a minimum 5 years of experience with relevant experience
Have a minimum 2 years of RTL design experience
Strong experience in Synthesis, STA and constraints development
Strong working experience of Shell, Perl, TCL and other programming/scripting language
Strong problem-solving skills
Good verbal/written communication skills and teamwork
Knowledge of Synopsys Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools an asset
Knowledge of Verilog or System Verilog
Knowledge of LSF
Knowledge of machine learning and/or neural networks may be an asset
Some of our benefits in India:
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements to support work–life balance
- Health and well-being support – medical insurance for you and your family, health check-ups, life and accident insurance, well-being programs, and employee resource groups
- A minimum of 90 days of Maternity and Paternity Leave based on eligibility
- Personal Support Service 24/7 – a confidential support channel open to all Nokia employees and their families in challenging situations
- Career growth & mobility – technical career paths, job rotations, international assignments, and relocation support
- Continuous learning – technical certifications, mentoring programs, coaching, and digital learning platforms
- Opportunities to innovate and contribute through Nokia’s research and development environment
- Recognition programs that celebrate outstanding contributions
- Workplace support – ergonomic working support and mobile device programs based on eligibility
Skills Required
- Bachelor or Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
- Minimum 2 years of RTL design experience
- Strong experience in Synthesis, STA and constraints development
- Strong working experience of Shell, Perl, TCL and other scripting languages
- Experience scripting in Python for automation
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills and teamwork
- Knowledge of Verilog or SystemVerilog
- Knowledge of LSF
- Knowledge of Synopsys Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools
- Knowledge of machine learning and/or neural networks
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity programs include a global employee share purchase plan with company matching and multi‑year share awards. These mechanisms broaden participation and tie rewards to long‑term outcomes.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes major medical plans with supplementary options such as vision, legal services, and care navigation. The range of offerings indicates comprehensive support for medical needs.
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Parental & Family Support — A global policy grants paid leave for new parents regardless of gender and provides structured return‑to‑work support. Company‑paid life insurance further strengthens family protection across regions.
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