About this Opportunity:
Join Ericsson's cutting-edge journey to shape the future of 5G networks! As an ASIC Backend Developer, you'll work on pioneering digital ASIC designs vital to Ericsson's mobile network infrastructure. Our team, responsible for the final critical stage of chip design before fabrication, thrives on Lean and Agile principles, promoting close collaboration, daily progress-sharing, and continuous improvement. If you're passionate about advanced technology and ready to make a meaningful impact in telecom, this role is crafted just for you.
At Ericsson, we support your growth, offering opportunities to advance your skills while contributing to game-changing 5G/6G technologies. Here, you'll find a supportive, innovative environment focused on quality, teamwork, and career development. Join us and help shape the future of telecom!
What you will do:
- Assist in backend development tasks, including synthesis, constraints setup, equivalence checking, and place-and-route under guidance, contributing to the delivery of high-quality digital ASICs.
- Support the static timing analysis, timing sign-off activities, and help with optimizing timing/area/power using Synopsys tools (Design Compiler, PrimeTime, ICC2/FC) with mentorship.
- Gain hands-on experience with EDA tools and help develop scripts (Python, TCL, Linux Shell) to automate processes and improve project efficiency.
- Learn and contribute to innovations in low-power design using UPF and assist in providing input on physical implementation and floor planning.
- Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams in a supportive, knowledge-sharing environment, ensuring smooth integration and execution.
The skills you bring:
- 8+ Years of experience in backend development, with growing specialization in synthesis, static timing analysis (STA), and power optimization within semiconductor design.
- Contributed to multiple successful ASIC tape-outs, gaining hands-on exposure to the full development cycle.
- Hands-on Knowledge and proficiency in EDA tools (Synopsys Design Compiler, Fusion Compiler, PrimeTime, ICC2/Innovus, Formality/LEC) for timing, area, power closure on advanced technology nodes.
- Good to have experience in scripting languages (Python, Perl, TCL, and Linux Shell) to automate and streamline workflows.
- Comfortable in UNIX/Linux environments, essential for efficient and effective backend operations.
- Commitment to Quality is a keen eye for detail and experience maintaining high standards in complex, high-impact projects
- Knowledge on low-power design techniques, including UPF application and VHDL/System Verilog for RTL2GDS flows.
- A collaborative mindset with a strong focus on innovative solutions and continuous improvement in fast-paced environments.
- Solid communication skills, able to explain technical topics clearly and collaborate effectively across teams.
Preferred Skills:
- Good to have knowledge on Multi/Many-Core CPU architectures.
- Proficient in Git, and Synopsys tools like Spyglass, Design Compiler, and Formality for optimised backend development.
- Familiarity with mobile communication standards, telecom, floor planning, and physical implementation to enhance ASIC design effectiveness.
Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you'll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what's possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You'll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You'll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply? Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.
Primary country and city: India (IN) || Bangalore
Req ID: 783577
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Ericsson builds the digital connectivity the world relies on. Our technology underpins the mobile networks, platforms, and systems that billions of people, businesses, and societies depend on every day. We are a global leader in communications technology, delivering mobile network infrastructure, cloud software, and wireless connectivity solutions for service providers and enterprises worldwide. Our networks support connectivity across 180+ countries, helping power everyday communication as well as critical digital services at global scale. Connectivity has evolved far beyond consumer mobile use. Today, nearly 80% of the world’s population accesses the internet via mobile networks, and Ericsson is helping shape what comes next. We are advancing 5G and 5G Advanced, developing network APIs that open connectivity to the global developer ecosystem, and applying automation and AI to make networks more intelligent, efficient, and resilient. Ericsson was the first company to launch live 5G networks on five continents, and our 5G platform is now commercially live in 150+ networks across 60+ countries. We also support more than 36,000 enterprise customers, enabling secure, high-performance connectivity for industries such as manufacturing, aviation, logistics, utilities, and public safety, where reliability and performance are mission critical. Innovation is central to how we work. Ericsson has approximately 28,000 employees in research and development, backed by one of the strongest intellectual property portfolios in the industry with 60,000+ granted patents. Our engineers, researchers, and technologists work across 100+ global R&D sites, helping define how networks evolve and how digital infrastructure is built for the long term. As the world moves toward a mobile-first, AI-powered, and cloud-driven future, connectivity becomes the foundation for digital transformation across every industry. Ericsson is building that foundation, shaping the future of digital connectivity through technology that operates at global scale and supports real-world impact, today and for what comes next.
Why Work With Us
Ericsson is a place for people who want to work on technology that powers everyday life. You’ll contribute to large-scale systems used every day, tackle complex challenges in live environments, and keep developing your skills and career in your own vision.
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