SoC STA/Timing Engineer (Staff/Sr Staff)

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In short

Qualcomm seeks a Staff/Sr Staff SoC STA/Timing Engineer in Bangalore, India, with 7-15 years of relevant experience. The role involves STA setup, signoff, timing analysis, debug, and methodology development using tools like PrimeTime and Tempus, with scripting proficiency in TCL, Perl, and Python.

Responsibilities

Perform STA setup, convergence, reviews, and signoff for multi-mode, multi-voltage domain designs for SoC & SubSystem
Validate and debug timing across multiple PVT conditions using tools like PrimeTime and Tempus
Run STA flows and correlate Spice to STA results
Evaluate timing methodologies/tools across technology nodes and automate STA/PD flows using TCL/Perl/Python
Work closely with design, DFT, synthesis, technology, CAD and physical implementation teams
Handle timing ECOs (DMSA, tweaker, PrimeClosure) and logical equivalence checks (RTL to Netlist)

Requirements

7 to 15 years of relevant experience
Strong expertise in STA fundamentals, AOCV/POCV concepts, CTS, and timing constraints
Hands-on experience with STA tools: PrimeTime, Tempus
Familiarity with ASIC back-end flows: ICC2, Innovus
Knowledge of signal integrity, cross-talk noise, and parasitic extraction
Scripting proficiency: TCL, Perl, Python
Understanding of Spice simulations: Hspice, FineSim, Monte Carlo analysis

Desired Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
Knowledge of clock gating, power gating, and multi-voltage designs
Mentoring junior engineers in different areas of timing flows and methodologies
Driving timing convergence at chip-level and hard-macro level
Exposure to RTL-to-GDSII flows
Good technical writing and communication skills for cross-team collaboration

Benefits

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer
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Commitment to making workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities