Senior Synthesis and STA Engineer

<p><span>For our IC Design Centre, we are seeking a <b>Senior Synthesis and STA Engineer</b> that will report to our Physical Implementation Manager. The main responsibility for this position is the logical implementation and timing signoff of the digital logic in CMOS image sensors. </span></p><p><span>You will work with industry-standard EDA tools (DesignCompiler, Genus, PrimeTime, IC-Compiler, Fusion, Innovus, Prime Power, Formality LP) for logic synthesis, implementation, and STA verification.</span></p><p><span>You will work with cross-functional teams (logic design, DFT, product engineering, and functional safety teams, analog designer to define the analog constraints), and multi-cultural teams in both Europe and Japan.</span></p><p><span>At the stage of silicon validation and mass production, you will support the evaluation of the chip function and reliability.</span></p><p></p><p><b><span>You will:</span></b></p><ul><li><span>RTL Synthesis, with a focus on Area, Power and Performance (PPA).</span></li><li><span>Collaboration with DFT engineer to close STA</span></li><li><span>Clock (PLLs, clock trees, clock gating, asynchronous interfaces) &amp; reset (start-up sequence, power islands) constraints definition and quality check</span></li><li><span>Netlist quality check, formal &amp; LP verification</span></li><li><span>Specifying the design timing constraints (SDC) and give advice to the design team members to reach timing closure (STA).</span></li><li><span>Continuously improving the design framework (scripts, automation) according to new tools and methodologies.</span></li><li><span>Sharing information and best practices and participating in lessons learned sessions at the end of projects.</span></li><li><span>Documentation, and QA reviews of the implementation</span></li><li><span>DevOps</span></li></ul><p></p><p><b><span>You will bring:</span></b></p><ul><li><span>PhD/MSc/BSc Electrical engineering or PhD/MSc/BSc Physics</span></li><li><span>Academic Background: Technical, Electronics, Semiconductor, Physics</span></li><li><span>Experience with Low power Synthesis and <span>formal verification</span></span></li><li><span>Experience with industry standard EDA tools for Synthesis, and STA verification (Design Compiler, PrimeTime, IC-Compiler, Fusion, Primepower, Formality LP)</span></li><li><span>Knowledge about analogue, and digital timing interface</span></li><li><span>English speaking and preferred additional languages such as Norwegian and Japanese</span></li></ul><p></p><p><b><span>Your new office</span></b></p><p></p><p><b>Lysaker - European Development Centre (EUDC)</b></p><p>Our modern furnished Lysaker office is based in the business district close to a large park and the sea, so you can enjoy a walk or a bike ride on your break, with some cafés and shops nearby too. We have free coffee and fruit available in the kitchen as well as a canteen serving a range of meals. We have a diverse group of employees here from many international regions. The office is located just outside Oslo, with Gardermoen International Airport a short distance away. The office is a very short walk from Lysaker Train Station.</p><p></p><p><b><span>Life at Sony</span></b></p><p>We ensure <b>competitive salaries </b>and benefits by using established benchmarking. We encourage healthy <b>work-life balance</b> supported by hybrid and <b>flexible</b> working policies. We are a positive <b>community</b> who dream big together, respect each other, and enjoy a collaborative culture.</p><p></p><p>We like to celebrate our colleagues who make a real difference using our <b>recognition</b> platform. We also provide access to numerous services and platforms for all aspects of <b>wellbeing</b>. We <b>listen</b> to our people through conversations and surveys, <b>respect</b> their suggestions, then act on them. We also provide allowances for <b>volunteering days</b> so that our staff can support the causes they are most passionate about.</p><p></p><p>You can build your career around you with our fantastic range of <b>learning &amp; personal development</b> programs to enhance your skills. We also encourage our staff to try exciting new roles, in a wide range of countries, with a supportive <b>mobility</b> team to support you if you take that leap!</p><p></p><p></p><p><b><span>Bring your uniqueness to Sony</span></b></p><p><span>We are passionate about creating a culture that promotes equity and cultivates inclusion, diversity, and belonging. We want employees with diverse backgrounds and perspectives that will stimulate innovation and have a direct impact on our creation of social value to fulfil Sony’s purpose – ‘to fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology’. We want you to bring your unique self to work and help shape our culture.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><b><span>We are Sony Europe</span></b></p><p><span>Our people collaborate in an environment of respect, integrity, and open-mindedness. Dive