Etched · 1 day ago
Physical Design Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$150K/yr - $275K/yr
2+ years expEtched is building the world’s first AI inference system purpose-built for transformers, and they are seeking exceptional Physical Design Engineers to join their team. The candidate will be responsible for implementing and verifying physical designs while improving iteration speed on physical design.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)ComputerHardwareSemiconductor
Responsibilities
Supervise the outsourcing of physical design to a 3rd party service
Deeply understand what is involved in physical design
Running Physical Design flows to close blocks, support ASIC infrastructure, automate Physical Design flows, improve CAD infrastructure
Drive dashboards that show the convergence of projects related to Physical Design
Optimize tool flows, working with EDA vendors to incorporate the latest features
Accountable for block level closure
Qualification
Required
2+ years of previous experience with PD
Tools, flow, and design methodology from RTL synthesis to GDSII sign-off
Experience with back-end design and timing closure on 3nm-7nm
Experience with UPF-based low power design methodology, power verification, synthesis, scan insertion/ATPG, formal verification, floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, IR drop, and EM/antenna analysis
Deeply creative and able to think from first principles
Preferred
Familiarity with transformer models and machine learning
Familiarity with Cadence or Synopsys automated RTL-to-GDSII flows
Ability to program with Python or another scripting language
Benefits
Full medical, dental, and vision packages, with generous premium coverage
Housing subsidy of $2,000/month for those living within walking distance of the office
Daily lunch and dinner in our office
Relocation support for those moving to West San Jose
Company
Etched
Building the hardware for superintelligence
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$125.36MKey Investors
Primary Venture Partners
2024-06-25Series A· $120M
2023-05-16Seed· $5.36M
Leadership Team
Chris Zhu
Co-Founder
Robert Wachen
Co-Founder and President
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