SoC Clocking Specialist (Physical Design)

The role

The SoC Clocking Specialist will lead clock architecture and physical implementation for edge AI hardware. This role involves partnering with Architecture, RTL, and Timing teams to architect, implement, and sign-off clock trees on advanced technology nodes.

What you will do

• Collaborate with SoC Architecture and RTL teams to define clocking schemes, clock gating strategies, and boundaries.
• Own the end-to-end Clock Tree Synthesis strategy to drive timing closure and optimize insertion delay.
• Run SPICE simulations on critical clock paths to analyze jitter, duty cycle distortion, slew degradation, and local on-chip variation.
• Architect custom clock distribution networks to meet high-frequency requirements and manage dynamic power.
• Integrate and validate high-speed clocking IPs into the top-level SoC clock network.
• Establish and refine CTS and SPICE analysis methodologies.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, VLSI Design, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in semiconductor physical design with a focus on clocking architecture and implementation.
• Deep understanding of high-performance clock tree methodologies across advanced process nodes.
• Hands-on experience running and analyzing SPICE simulations for clock networks.
• Thorough understanding of STA constraints, jitter budgeting, cross-talk, and variation modeling.
• Strong command over industry-standard EDA tools for physical design and timing (e.g., Synopsys ICC2/PrimeTime or Cadence Innovus/Tempus) and circuit simulation.
• Exceptional communication skills to align cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in Python, Tcl, or Perl to automate flows and analyze large timing datasets.

Benefits

• The opportunity to be part of a ground-up silicon engineering team in India.
• Meaningful impact on the architecture and execution of cutting-edge AI hardware.
• A collaborative environment focused on engineering excellence and innovation.

About the company

enchargeai36 is a ground-up silicon engineering team in India working on cutting-edge AI hardware.