ASIC Physical Design, Sr Engineer - #241570

At Synopsys, we’re at the heart of the innovations that change the way we work and play. Self-driving cars. Artificial Intelligence. The cloud. 5G. The Internet of Things. These breakthroughs are ushering in the Era of Smart Everything. And we’re powering it all with the world’s most advanced technologies for chip design and software security. If you share our passion for innovation, we want to meet you. Our Silicon IP business is all about integrating more capabilities into an SoC—faster. We offer the world’s broadest portfolio of silicon IP—predesigned blocks of logic, memory, interfaces, analog, security, and embedded processors. All to help customers integrate more capabilities. Meet unique performance, power, and size requirements of their target applications. And get differentiated products to market with reduced risk.

The ASIC Digital Implementation team in Porto, Portugal, is looking for a ASIC Physical Design Engineer, who develops of high quality, leading edge, semiconductor IP and Test Chips. An important part of the role is to give proper feedback to architecture and digital/analog design, teams about floorplan, power plan and timing constraints and closure, to ensure clean physical verification, track and ensure on-time incoming and outgoing deliveries. This role requires collaboration with several teams located in many Synopsys offices, give clear and concise management reporting .

Responsibilities

• Work in all place and route flow stages: Synthesis, Floorplan, Power Plan, Placement, CTS, Routing, STA and Physical Verification
• Track and ensure on-time incoming and outgoing deliveries, and report on project progress
• Work with senior team members
• Give technical feedback to design teams and management team.

• A relevant degree in electrical engineering or computer science
• Small or no experience in ASIC physical implementation and place and route flows.
• Scripting and programing skills: TCL, Unix Shell, Python
• Verbal and written fluency in English.
• Good communication, self-learning and good self-planning skills
• Willingness to learn new things
• Capability to work as a team member and promote excellent working relationships

• Proficiency in C++
• Practical experience with Synopsys PnR tool set: Design Compiler, IC Compiler(2), Prime Time, IC Validator

• Interesting work in international team
• Salary is based on experience, professional background, interview/test results
• Flexible work schedule
• Social package (bonus program, major medical insurance for employee and optionally for family members, corporate events, etc.)

Inclusion and Diversity are important to us. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, military veteran status, or disability.