Senior Physical Design Engineer, Mixed Signal, Silicon
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience in physical design.
- Experience with PnR/APR, STA, EMIR, and DRC tools/flows working on synthesized designs.
- Experience in one or more scripting languages (e.g., Tcl, Python, etc.).
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with low-power design techniques such as multiple power domains, power switches, level shifting, isolation, and dynamic voltage/frequency scaling using Unified Power Format (UPF).
- Experience with advanced Engineering Change Order (ECO) techniques including full layer and metal-only changes.
- Experience with synthesis and optimization methodologies.
- Experience with Analog and Mixed Signal (AMS/DMS) design integration including custom routing, shielding, and analog macro integration.
- Experience working with scaled Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) processes (e.g., FinFET).
- Knowledge of version control systems such as Git.
About the job
Be part of a diverse team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide. Your expertise will shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration.
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. We aim to make people's lives better through technology.
Responsibilities
- Generate high-quality Place and Route (PnR) results for one or more digital blocks, including Design Rule Checking (DRC) and Layout Versus Schematic (LVS) signoff, working closely with front-end designers and back-end physical design integration engineers.
- Monitor the timing of blocks closely with modern Static Timing Analysis (STA) tools and techniques, and recommend design enhancements when an issue arises.
- Analyze designs based on key metrics, including power, area, and performance trade-off.
- Apply engineering best practices (e.g., code review, testing, refactoring) to the design and implementation of ASIC blocks.
- Analyze power integrity Electromagnetic migration and IR drop (EMIR) of blocks and implement fixes once issues are identified.
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