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Job Title: Signoff Static Timing Analysis CAD Engineer

Experience Level: 1–2 Years
Location: Bangalore
 

Job Summary:

We are looking for a CAD STA Signoff Engineer to support and enhance static timing analysis flows and methodologies for timing signoff.

The role involves working closely with design teams to ensure timing closure across multiple corners and modes, and maintaining robust CAD infrastructure for STA.

The position requires Signoff Static Timing Analysis (STA) knowledge, with CAD development skills to define and develop tools and methodologies for accuracy, compute, in close collaboration with EDA Vendors and Snapdragon Design teams.

Qualcomm is using leading edge internal and EDA technologies in the Signoff domain, including pioneering in genAI/ML, and enabling the latest STA features to reduce conservatism in Signoff.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and support STA signoff flows using tools like Tempus, PrimeTime or equivalent.
• Collaborate with design teams to debug timing issues.
• Automate STA workflows using Tcl, Python, or Perl to improve efficiency and consistency.
• Ensure correlation between implementation and signoff tools.
• Methodology improvement: Drive STA methodology improvements to enhance efficiency, productivity, and timing correlation for diverse Mobile, Compute, AI, IoT Snapdragon chips.
• Generate and review timing reports for tapeout readiness.

Required Skills:

• 1–2 years of experience in STA and CAD flow development.
• Strong understanding of timing concepts: setup/hold, OCV analysis, hierarchical STA, SI/noise analysis.
• Experience with timing tools (e.g., Synopsys PrimeTime, Cadence Tempus).
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Tcl, Python, Perl).
• Familiarity with SDC constraints, Library modeling (LVF, CCS, NLDM), and timing closure strategies.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, VLSI, or related field.
• Exposure to STA, signal integrity, and noise analysis.
• Experience with programming languages like Pyhon, Tcl and Perl.

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