Sr. Custom Circuit Design Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and Development: Development of high-speed and low-power Custom Circuit Designer (ex. Memory, FPGA Fabric Designer). These designs to be implemented in advanced semiconductor technologies, including FinFET and nanometer CMOS.
• Simulation and Verification: Work involves schematic capture, SPICE simulations, and margin and functional verification of major circuit blocks.
• Layout Planning: Oversee layout planning and ensure tight pitch-matched memory layout and area optimized custom layout.
• Collaboration: Work closely with architecture and design teams to define PPA (Performance, Power, Area) and yield targets.
• Full Design Flow: Manage the full design flow, including circuit design, physical implementation, compiler usage, characterization, timing, and model generation.
• Innovation: Bring innovative and revolutionary ideas to life in our products, influencing various parts of our FPGA designs.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or a related field. A Master’s is preferred.
• Experience: Over 8 years of experience in memory and custom circuit design, verification, validation, and integration.
• Technical Skills:
  • Strong knowledge of custom memory design, high speed, low power as well as custom circuit design
  • Expertise in high-performance and low-power design techniques.
  • Familiarity with variation-aware design in advanced semiconductor technologies.
• Soft Skills: Excellent problem-solving skills, strong communication abilities, and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with large density memory cell design for high yield
• Knowledge of semiconductor device fundamentals
• Experience in custom circuit design