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Google · 7 hours ago

Physical Design and Methodology Lead

Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$183K/yr - $271K/yr

8+ years exp

Google is a leading technology company focused on AI and Infrastructure, and they are seeking a Physical Design and Methodology Lead. In this role, you will shape the future of AI/ML hardware acceleration by driving TPU technology, contributing to the innovation behind products used by millions worldwide, and leading efforts in physical design methodologies and automation.

AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud StorageSearch EngineSEO

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead the effort for timing closure of blocks, subsystems, and fullchip

Drive physical implementation steps including synthesis, floorplanning, place and route, power/clock distribution, congestion analysis, timing closure, CDC analysis and formal verification on blocks, subsystems or fullchip

Work with logic designers to drive architectural feasibility studies, develop timing, power and area design goals, and explore RTL/design tradeoffs for physical design closure

Drive physical design methodologies and automation scripts for various implementation steps

Perform technical evaluations of vendors, process nodes, IP, and provide recommendations

Qualification

Physical design flowEDA toolsPython scriptingTcl scriptingFull-chip designBlock-level designSign-off closure techniquesLow-power implementationHigh-speed IP integrationMaster's degreePhD degreeSoft skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

8 years of experience with physical design flow and methodologies

Experience with EDA tools for physical design

Experience in full-chip or block-level physical design

Experience with scripting in Python, Tcl, or Perl

Preferred

Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, with an emphasis on computer architecture

Experience developing and deploying methodologies and Tcl/Python automation to significantly boost Time-to-Market (TTM) and Quality of Results (QoR)

Experience in sign-off closure techniques, including SSTA, physical verification, EMIR, and low-power implementation (UPF/CPF)

Experience in integrating and ensuring closure for high-speed IP subsystems

Experience with evaluating foundry process nodes, third-party IP, and vendor capabilities to inform long-term strategic decisions and planning

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Company

Google

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Google specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, advertising, and software. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.

Founded in 1998

Mountain View, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.google.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

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2020 (9785)

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$26.1M

Key Investors

Andy Bechtolsheim

2004-08-19IPO

1999-06-07Series Unknown· $25M

1998-11-01Angel· $1M

Leadership Team

Sundar Pichai

CEO

Thomas Kurian

CEO - Google Cloud

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