Digital - Sr. Staff/Principal Synthesis and STA Lead OBO

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for creation of a highly flexible synthesis framework supporting multiple process technology nodes, block, chip specific customizations, wire-load, physical-aware synthesis and flexible choice of EDA tools
• Create dashboards for early architectural and implementation explorations for ease of comparison (PPA)
• Work closely with design and DFT teams to define a scalable, hierarchical constraints methodology that supports various mission, test modes & scenarios
• Work closely with physical implementation teams to define the optimal MMMC corners for various stages of implementation vis-à-vis placement, CTS and routing
• Responsible for putting together an STA sign-off document per process node per foundry
• Responsible for STA sign-off, generation of timing sign-off ECOs that implementation teams can incorporate
• Responsible for debugging complex constraint issues or timing challenges during implementation
• Define an effective strategy to achieve high throughput of PNR and ECO cycles
• Champion the functional ECO implementation methodology
• Manage the LEC methodology, tool choice and mapping constraints required for block and chip level
• Manage the UPF/CPF flow for synthesis including timing methodologies with level-shifter and isolation cells as necessary

Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Masters or Ph.D in Electrical Engineering and related fields, or equivalent
• 12+ years of experience in high-speed design synthesis and STA closure
• Hands-on experience with ASIC timing constraints generation, constraints validation (3rd party tools), and timing closure
• Expertise and advanced knowledge of industry standard timing tools (PT, Tempus)
• Strong understanding and experience in timing closure of various functional and test modes
• Expertise in deep-submicron process and impact on tiing vis-à-vis noise glitch, OCV, IR-STA, crosstalk
• Proficient in scripting (Tclk, Perl, Python)
• Proven track record of being a highly visible contributor as part of a start-up like environment 
• Problem solver and efficient in written/verbal communication – excellent data organization skills and churns high quality work product
• Ability to work cross-functionally with digital and analog design, DFT, implementation teams