Library Characterization Engineer

Job description

We are currently looking for a Library Characterization Engineer responsible for the characterization of standard cell and custom cell libraries and generation of the latest library formats with cutting edge tools and methodologies. You will be part to the team developing stateoftheart digital libraries allowing bestPPA digital design mainly dedicated for automotive market.

Your Role:

• Develop bestinclass library characterization production flow to meet advanced customers requirement. Responsible for timing and power characterization and generation of standard cell EDA views by implementing and maintaining cell characterization tools and flows for the most advanced silicon modeling methodologies.
• Support the First Time Right of IC Designs by ensuring high quality library deliverables. Support liberty model accuracy validation. Develop automatic QA flow including EM/IR and design checks.
• Work closely with the digital library team and support advanced circuit design and modeling pushing the boundary of what is possible in power performance and area.
• Explore innovative modeling techniques for comprehending variation layoutdependent effects aging simultaneous switching etc.
• Release of digital libraries on our customers portal following standards.
• Work in an international and globally distributed team of experts.
• Customer support for Static Timing Analysis and Signoff condition recommendations.

Your Profile:

• Bachelors Degree or higher in Electronics Engineering.
• Minimum 2 years of working experience in digital design activity ideally in library characterization with spice internal tools or commercial tools such as Liberate and static timing analysis with Primetime or Tempus.

Skills/Competencies:

Behavioral Competencies:

• Good communication skills good level in English written and spoken.
• Teamwork and collaboration skills working within multinational multisite team.
• Open curious in new design implementation integrity and friendly when engaging internal/external customers.
• Selfmotivated progressive attitude and able to work independently with minimum supervision.

Technical/ Functional Competencies:

• Understanding of digital standard cells digital circuits & optimization for bestPPA.
• Understanding of Timing/Power characterization & modeling of Standard cell circuits. Knowledge of industry standard hardware design CAD software and required standard cell design view generation and validation.
• Ideally indepth understanding of Liberty format (NLDM CCS CCSN) and transistor level spice simulation. Handson experience running SPICE simulations and high sigma variation analysis.
• Knowledge of static timing power EMIR analysis using EDA tools.
• TCL Perl Python and/or Shell scripting skills are a plus.
• Good layout design knowledge & parasitic optimization in various types of layouts.

Job Type: Fulltime

Remote Work :

No