Ericsson · 1 day ago
Sr Physical Design Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$162K/yr - $243K/yr
10+ years expEricsson is a global leader in telecommunications technology, and they are seeking a Sr Physical Design Engineer to join their team in Austin, Texas. The role involves improving the performance, power, and area (PPA) of ASICs, collaborating with various engineering teams, and providing technical leadership to junior members.
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Responsibilities
Be an empowered designer tasked with improving PPA of Ericsson ASICs
Evaluate feasibility of architectural features through back end implementation
Partner with front end design teams to address timing, power and congestion challenges
Deliver a synthesized netlist to ASIC BE vendor, and collaborate with vendor to address physical design tradeoffs
Work with DFT and architecture teams to develop timing constraints
Provide technical leadership and direction for junior members of the team
Participate in defining flows, methods and drive continuous improvement
Qualification
Required
10+ years of physical design experience and minimum of a BS EE/CE
Expert in one or many of these areas – Methods to improve PPA, RTL checks and Synthesis, STA Constraints, DFT clocking architecture, Physical design of high speed interface IPs
Knowledge of System Verilog or VHDL
Accomplished at problem resolution and execution per project plan/needs
Prior experience in a Senior or Lead Engineer role, including direct responsibility for guiding and mentoring junior team members and setting technical direction
Highly team oriented
Preferred
Good scripting skills in Tcl or Python
Knowledge of low power implementation methodology through UPF
Knowledge of RTL2GDS methodology in 5nm or below technology nodes
Benefits
Excellent health benefits including the choice of three medical plan options and a dental plan option
401(k) Plan offers an automatic 3% company contribution and Ericsson matches $1 for every $1 you put into the 401(k) Plan on the first 3% of your eligible pay, plus 50 cents on every $1 on the next 2% of eligible pay
Minimum of 15 days of accrued vacation, up to 3 personal days per year, 11 annual holidays, 8 hours of volunteer time, and 80 hours of sick time annually
Up to 16 weeks of paid maternity leave and 6 weeks of parental or adoption leave at 100% of pay
Financial wellness programs, educational assistance, matching gifts, and recognition programs
Company
Ericsson
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