KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• System modeling and debug 

• Own implementation of mixed-signal, digital and analog blocks from circuit design to final sign-off 

• Design, build and own tools and flows for efficient physical implementation and verification 

• Mixed signal circuit design of different circuits related to AI development to meet block level design specifications 

• Analyze and optimize design for timing, power, and area trade-offs, in collaboration with EDA vendors and ASIC partners 

• Verification of circuit designs to ensure functional, performance and reliability targets are achieved 

• Participate in design reviews 

• Participate in silicon bring up and debug. 

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:  

• Very good analog circuit design and analysis skills 

• Experience with schematic entry and analog circuit simulation tools and methodologies 

• Familiarity with the impact of layout effects on circuit design 

• Experience with circuit floorplanning. 

• Experience in silicon debug, verification and characterization 

• Good understanding of microarchitecture, RTL design, physical design, circuit design, physical verification and timing closure. 

• Good familiarity tools and flows for physical synthesis, PNR, LEC and power estimation 

• Proven problem-solving and debugging capabilities 

• Good programming / scripting skills (i.e. Python, bazel, TCL) 

NICE TO HAVE:

• Experience with AI or HPC-focused chips 

• Experience with Open Source tools (OpenLane/LibreLane , Cocotb, Magic VLSI, Klayout, ngspice, Xyce, Xschem, SiliconCompiler …) 

• Experience with developing firmware (C/C++) 

• Experience with RISC-V ISA and core design 

• Experience with FPGA and microcontrollers