Qualcomm · 2 weeks ago
Signoff Static Timing Analysis CAD Engineer
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$98K/yr - $148K/yr
2+ years expQualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Signoff Static Timing Analysis CAD Engineer to join their Global CAD team. The role involves improving Signoff Timing methodology for Snapdragon chips and collaborating with EDA vendors to develop production-ready tools and methodologies.
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Responsibilities
Improving the Signoff Timing methodology for diverse Mobile, Compute, AI, IoT Snapdragon chips
Participate in the enablement and validation of new methodologies and features. Collaborate with AI team on ground-breaking initiatives for compute and turn-around time reduction
Interfacing with Synopsys and Cadence EDA Vendors to bring up new STA technologies enabling production-ready tool sets that satisfy project’s requirement, and to follow up on issues faced by the Design and CAD teams on the tools
Provide solutions to the Snapdragon design teams, analyze their requests, and address their requests through ticket queues
Setting up, augmenting, and maintaining a regression of complex STA designs
Participate to the STA flows and features enablement for foundry advanced process nodes, at block, subsystem, and top level, and participate to the STA solutions support to the Snapdragon design community
Participate to the enablement of new methodologies and features for turn-around time reduction on various subsystems such as Modem, GPU, CPU, DDR, Camera, Video, NSP
Interface and drive EDA vendor Application Engineers on the resolution of Signoff problems faced by the Snapdragon design teams
Participate to the specification of new Signoff CAD solutions addressing the PPA requirements of the design teams
Deep dive on STA or/and spice issues and establish as a go-to domain expert
Participate along with Qualcomm talented AI team to R&D initiatives driving differentiation in terms of compute and turn-around time
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field
Signoff Static Timing Analysis (STA) knowledge
CAD development skills to define and develop tools and methodologies for accuracy, compute
Experience in interfacing with EDA Vendors
Ability to provide solutions to the Snapdragon design teams
Experience in setting up, augmenting, and maintaining a regression of complex STA designs
Preferred
Bachelor's degree, Masters degree or PhD in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
Deep knowledge of STA features and Timing concepts
2-6 years of experience in Signoff Timing of SoCs at either top-level or block-level
2-6 years of experience with scripting tools and programming languages: Python and TCL preferred
Experience of Synopsys Primetime STA tool (preferred), or alternatively of Cadence tempus STA tool, or of the timing engines of synthesis and place and route tools
Benefits
Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
Opportunity for annual RSU grants
Highly competitive benefits package designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play
Company
Qualcomm
Qualcomm designs wireless technologies and semiconductors that power connectivity, communication, and smart devices.
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