Physical Design Engineer - Synthesis, PNR, STA

Company Description

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Digital Physical Design Engineer to work whole digital SPR flow from RTL to GDS, include Synthesis, DFT scan insertion, PNR, STA timing analysis, IRdrop power analysis, DRC/LVS verification. Experienced Cadence and Synopsys digital flow: Fusion compiler, DCG, ICC2, Innovus, PT, StarRC …

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Synthesis and DFT scan insertion
  • Familiar timing constraint and qualify, clean up timing constraints file in Synthesis.
  • Be able to timing and DFT analysis to improve Synthesis and DFT coverage performance.

• Place and Routing
  • Placement stage timing and routing analysis and improvement.
  • CTS: Clock tree analysis, adjust clock skew, insertion delay to improve clock tree quality and timing.
  • Routing: be able to debug and analysis timing, routing issue in routeOpt stage,

• STA timing analysis
  • MMMC timing analysis using PT and fix timing in PNR.
  • Timing ECO flow using PrimeClosure.

• DRC/LVS/Antenna verification
  • Verify DRC/LVS/Antenna in PNR and Layout and fix violations.

• Team work and Communication:
  • Good team work with team member and others function team.
  • Good communications skill.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• Experience: A minimum of 3 years in Physical design digital RTL to GDS flow.
• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• Programming & Scripting: Proficiency in TCL/TK, Perl scripting.
• EDA Tools: Familiarity with Cadence, Synopsys digital flow include Synthesis, PNR, STA.  Calibre physical verification, Redhawk power analysis.

Additional Information

Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are co