Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering
Summary
As a Physical Design Timing Engineer, you will work with microarchitecture, RTL design, CAD, block level and top level physical design teams to run, analyze timing and drive timing closure.
Roles and Responsibilities
Work with design and DFT teams to understand, implement and validate constraints.
Run SOC timing runs at all hierarchies
Analyze timing and work with RTL/DFT teams to facilitate logic changes required.
Feedback to block level and top level physical design engineers on key fixes required for timing closure.
Work with CAD team to implement timing infrastructure.
Create ECOs from timing runs to help timing closure.
Document and help with timing methodology definition
Preferred qualifications
MS degree in Electrical Engineering; 10 years of practical experience
Experience in timing flows with industry standard tools.
Experience in all aspects of timing closure for multi-clock domain designs.
Experience in deep submicron process technology nodes is strongly preferred.
Experience with STA on large SOC with multi-scenario timing closure.
Experience with Timing ECO techniques and implementation.
Knowledge of library cells and optimizations.
Familiar with circuit modeling, transistor fundamentals and worst case corner selection.
Solid understanding industry standard tools for synthesis, place & route and tapeout flows.
Good communication skills to work with different teams to accurately describe issues and follow them through for completion.
Experience in STA and timing closure of high-performance SOC designs in sub-micron technologies.
Knowledge of all aspects of timing including noise, cross-talk and others.
Knowledge of basic SoC architecture and HDL languages like Verilog.
Physical Requirements
Frequently transports between offices, buildings, and campuses up to ½ mile.
Frequently transports and installs equipment up to 5 lbs.
Performs required tasks at various heights (e.g., standing or sitting).
Monitors and utilizes computers and test equipment for more than 6 hours a day.
Continuous communication which includes the comprehension of information with colleagues, customers, and vendors both in person and remotely.
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