Etched

Physical Design Engineer

San Jose. Posted 15 months ago

The role

You will own block-level implementation and verification, drive timing closure and PPA optimization, and supervise 3rd party design work. You will also help improve design flows and iteration speed.

What you will do

  • Run PD flows to close blocks
  • Support ASIC infrastructure
  • Automate PD flows
  • Improve CAD infrastructure
  • Collaborate with RTL Designers to improve PPA
  • Drive dashboards showing PD project convergence
  • Optimize tool flows with EDA vendors
  • Accountable for block level closure
  • Supervise the outsourcing of physical design to a 3rd party service

Required qualifications

  • 5-10+ years of previous experience with PD
  • Tools, flow, and design methodology from RTL synthesis to GDSII sign-off
  • Experience with back-end design and timing closure on advanced process nodes (5nm and below)
  • Experience with Cadence (Innovus, Genus) or Synopsys (ICC2, Fusion Compiler) automated RTL-to-GDSII flows
  • Experience with sign-off tools (PrimeTime, Tempus, Voltus, etc.)
  • Experience with UPF-based low power design methodology, power verification, synthesis, scan insertion/ATPG, formal verification, floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, IR drop, and EM/antenna analysi

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with modern ML and LLM model architectures
  • Ability to program with Python or another scripting language
  • Familiarity with AI tools for programming/coding
  • Startup experience or comfort working in fast-paced environments

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
  • $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
  • Housing subsidy of $2.5k per month for those living within walking distance of the office
  • Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
  • Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
  • Daily lunch + dinner in our office
  • Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification

About the company

Etched is building hardware for frontier intelligence by co-designing chips, racks, software, and manufacturing. They are a fully in-person team in San Jose (Santana Row).