Silicon Physical Design Engineer
You contribute to the physical design of next-generation AI chips using advanced EDA tools and in-house flows. You deliver signoff-quality designs, enhance tools and methodologies, debug complex engineering problems, optimize flows, and collaborate with silicon design, architecture, packaging, product engineering, and external support teams.
Responsibilities
- Use EDA tools and in-house Graphcore flows to deliver signoff-quality designs
- Enhance existing flows and in-house tools and APIs
- Analyze and debug complex engineering problems
- Apply emerging technical knowledge to optimize in-house flows and methodologies
- Collaborate with internal teams and third-party support engineers and contractors
- Contribute to the efficiency and success of the physical design team
Requirements
- Degree in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related subject
- Ability to program or script in Tcl and Python
- Experience in 7nm or smaller technologies
- Experience with physical design flows including floorplanning, budgeting, synthesis, place and route, clock CTS, timing analysis, logical equivalence, and physical verification
- Problem-solving skills for debugging issues and finding root causes
- Expertise in one or more aspects of physical design flows
- Experience with PPA optimization, silicon transistor design, standard cell libraries, memories, 2D and 3D design, or chip finishing
Benefits
- Flexible working
- Generous annual leave
- Private medical insurance
- Health cash plan
- Dental plan
- Pension matched up to 5%
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- Parental leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Healthy food and snacks
- On-site barista