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Rain AI · 4 hours ago

Principal Circuit Design Engineer

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff

12+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Develop custom digital circuits for novel high-speed and low-power compute-in memory designs

Work closely with the architecture and IC design teams to integrate SRAM macros into an in-memory computing accelerator

Collaborate with an exceptional logic/architecture team to formulate design specifications

Innovate and incorporate special circuits and features to achieve better PPA

Own validation, margin simulation, and characterization flows for block development and sign-off

Work closely with layout team for planning and support and review layout for optimality

Participate in test chip design efforts to explore and validate new ideas and approaches

Mentor, guide, and direct other designers, while being hands-on in digital circuit design

Qualification

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SRAM designIn-memory computingDigital circuit designSPICE simulationsStatic timing analysis (STA)People managementProject managementFinFET-based CMOS technologiesEDA tool flowsAI acceleratorsDeep learning models

Required

12+ years of hands-on experience in design of memories in advanced nodes (3nm/5nm) with a focus on in-memory computing with SRAM

Strong track record of offering innovative solutions (papers, patents), good understanding of technology roadmap

Deep understanding of digital and SRAM circuit and layout design concepts in finFET-based CMOS technologies

Exposure to complete design cycle of SRAM memory and compiler development

Solid hands-on experience in SRAM design involving SPICE simulations, variation/selftime/bitcell/SA analysis

Ability to close design to the specs by running and developing various flows like ESPCV, EM, IR, Noise, and static timing analysis (STA)

Project and people management skills; experience organizing team goals, building efficient processes and resolving conflict in technical work

Exhibit a high degree of motivation and independence

Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

Preferred

Experience in AI accelerators and data-flow architectures and understanding of state of the art near- and in-memory computing fabrics

Familiarity with state of the art deep learning models and their hardware implementations

Set up and maintained EDA tool flows

Familiarity with physical design for custom circuits

Benefits

Medical Insurance with 100% coverage of employee premiums

Dental and Vision Insurance

401k match

Unlimited PTO + all federal holidays

Two weeks off around Christmas and New Years

Summer “shutdown”: one week-off for all employees

Work from anywhere in the United States

$500 of office equipment per year

And more!

Company

Rain AI

Rain AI develops an energy-efficient hardware for artificial intelligence (AI) applications.

Founded in 2017

Redwood City, California, USA

11-50 employees

http://rain.ai

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