Waymo · 3 months ago
Physical Design Engineer
Mountain View, CA, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$204K/yr - $259K/yr
6+ years expWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. They are seeking a Physical Design Engineer to participate in the design of advanced silicon for self-driving cars and collaborate with various teams to optimize performance, power, and area.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Participate in the Physical Design of advanced silicon for our self-driving cars
Contribute to the design and closure of the full chip and individual blocks from RTL-to-GDS
Collaborate with internal logic and internal and external PD teams to achieve the best PPA possible
This includes conducting feasibility studies for new microarchitectures as well as optimizing runs for finished RTL
Qualification
Required
6+ years of experience on PD design tasks in advanced silicon nodes with a minimum of 3 tapeouts
Expertise in defining and developing the signoff methodology across multiple domains, including static timing analysis (STA), power integrity (EM/IR), and physical verification (DRC/LVS)
Deep knowledge of STA
Proficient in timing constraints with a demonstrated ability to generate, maintain, and verify SDC files
Experience with multi-power-domain sub-system and chip-top level assembly/closure
Familiar with UPF based PD flow and methodology
Ability to automate EDA tasks through scripting
Competency with TCL and Python
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and demonstrated capability to work under tight schedule
Preferred
Experience with owning complex, high frequency blocks from RTL-to-GDS with an understanding of floorplanning, synthesis, place and route (including CTS), timing closure, and sign off
Experience with CAD flow development
Experience working with external partners on PD closure
Understanding of DFT including Scan, MBIST and LBIST
Deep understanding of performance, power and area (PPA) tradeoffs
Strong experience with back end flows (LEC, PI/SI, DRC/LVS, etc)
Benefits
Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
Equity incentive plan
Generous Company benefits program
Company
Waymo
Waymo is a mobility technology company that improves transportation by developing self-driving solutions for travelers and daily commuters. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$11.1BKey Investors
Alphabet
2024-07-23Series C· $5.6B
2021-06-16Series B· $2.5B
2020-05-12Series A· $750M
Leadership Team
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Co-Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Financial Officer
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