Senior Engineer I - Device Modelling

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Job Description:

About the Company:

Microchip FPGA Product Group is the leading supplier of nonvolatile, low-power programmable technologies. Our mission is to manage power consumption at both the chip and the system level, leveraging the industry's lowest power FPGAs and unique mixed-signal FPGAs to offer system designers a competitive edge. Our Design Center in Hyderabad, India is a growing and vital member of the group.

About this Position:

You will join the Device Data Modeling team. You will work closely with silicon design engineers, software engineers and technology development engineers to develop timing & power models for use in Microchip Libero software suite, simulation and synthesis. This can include the modeling of complex IPs integrated inside the fabric such as CPUs and various analog blocks. Good communication and presentation skills are required.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
• 4-7 years of experience in developing timing & power models (NLDM, CCS, etc.) for standard cell, I/O and custom circuits preferably in 12nm and below nodes
• Hands on experience with running PrimeTime, extracting timing data for custom PnR blocks
• In depth knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals including CMOS device operation and characteristics, including understanding of advancing modeling techniques
• Hands on experience with simulation using HSPICE, Hsim or Finesim
• Experience with scripting tools such as Python/Perl/Shell etc.
• Initiative (self-motivated, self-confident, self-driven, self-learning, always striving for excellence)
• Commitment (responsible, responsive, committed to winning)
• Work quality ("do it right the first time," attention to detail, good documentation)
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills and excellent communication skills

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Exposure to Physical verification using LVS and LPE tools (Synopsys Hercules or Mentor Graphics Calibre and StarRC-XT)
• Exposure to Static Timing analysis at gate level or transistor level with tools such as PrimeTime or NanoTime
• Exposure to Standard cell characterization tools such as SiliconSmart
• Working knowledge of SOC and/or FPGA Architectures
• Knowledge of FPGA design synthesis and routing associated with Microchip (Libero), Xilinx (ISE), or Altera (Quartus) tools
• Working knowledge of ASIC/FPGA design flows with a focus on timing and power analysis tools

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