SMTS Silicon Design Engineer

Job Description

As a Full-Chip Floor Planning Engineer, you will play a crucial role in the physical design and implementation of advanced semiconductor chips. Working closely with RTL designers, physical design teams, and other cross-functional groups, you will be responsible for full-chip floor planning, enabling efficient design layouts, and optimizing the placement of major functional blocks. This position requires a solid understanding of physical design and chip architecture, as we'll as experience in floor planning tools and methodologies for high-performance and low-power design. Technical Requirements Proven experience in top level floor planning/block partition which includes physical partition, pin/feedthrough placements and repeaters assignments. Experience in SOC floorplan aspects like FullChip clock spine distribution, analog integration, push down macros, GPIOs. Proficiency in EDA tools such as Cadence, Synopsys ICC, Calibre, etc Strong scripting skills in Tcl, Perl, or Python for automation In-depth knowledge of upf, floor planning concepts, including chip partitioning, placement, and routing methodologies. Experience with power, timing, and area optimization techniques Familiarity with design rule check (DRC) requirements. Responsibilities Lead the floor planning process from RTL to GDSII, optimizing block placement, chip partitioning, and routing feasibility to ensure timing, power, and area constraints are met. Collaborate with RTL, block-level, and physical design teams to integrate IPs, macros, and other design components efficiently at the top level Work on area and power optimization techniques to achieve a highly efficient chip layout. Perform what-if analyses to evaluate trade-offs and optimize design parameters. Interface with architecture, package, and timing teams to align on chip-level requirements and ensure the physical design meets performance and design intent. Identify potential design issues early in the floor planning process and collaborate with stakeholders to develop and implement mitigation strategies Develop, enhance, and maintain custom scripts to automate repetitive tasks within the floor planning flow, ensuring efficiency and accuracy.