CPU SRAM Design Engineer
Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering
In short
Qualcomm is looking for a CPU SRAM Design Engineer to design and analyze digital circuits for memories, with full ownership from schematic to analysis. This role offers an opportunity to work on cutting-edge CPU designs and contribute to innovation in performance and energy efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Design, improve, and analyze digital circuits for memories.
- Full ownership of custom SRAM and Register File designs from schematic capture to analysis and model generation.
- Develop custom digital circuits for high-speed and low-power SRAM designs.
- Schematic capture.
- Layout planning and supervision.
- Functional verification.
- Simulation and margin verification.
- Timing characterization.
- Perform analysis steps necessary to generate all deliverable collateral models.
- Interact with CAD team to ensure proper and efficient model generation.
- Interact with Physical Design team to resolve memory PPA challenges.
- Contribute to modeling, DFT, and/or analysis flow development based on skill set.
Requirements
- BA/BS degree in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of practical experience.
- Experience with designing SRAM circuits.
- Experience in industry standard custom design tools and flows.
- Experience with circuit simulation and monte carlo analysis.
- Experience with static timing analysis.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
- PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
Desired Qualifications
- MS degree in Electrical Engineering; 3+ years of practical experience.
- Strong knowledge of SRAM and Register File techniques with advanced custom circuit implementations.
- Strong knowledge of high-performance and low-power design features and techniques.
- Strong knowledge of semiconductor device fundamentals.
- Familiar with variation-aware simulation in FinFet and Nanosheet technology nodes.
- Experience with custom memory layout designs.
- Experience with all memory analysis steps including design entry, functional verification, layout guidance, simulation, timing, power and electrical characterization.
- Good understanding of physical implementation impact on circuit performance.
- Proficiency with the following tools: NanoTime, Ansys EMIR analysis, ESP-CV, Liberate power analysis.
- Experience with memory logical models (Verilog) and functional verification.
- Experience with BIST and other DFT features.
- Experience with memory analysis flow development and planning.
Benefits
- Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
- Opportunity for annual RSU grants.
- Highly competitive benefits package designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play.
- Fun, creative and flexible work environment.
- Opportunity to work with talented and passionate engineers.
- Build products to change the world.
#CPU#SRAM#Design Engineer#Electrical Engineering#Memory Designer#Circuit Design
Company
Qualcomm
Job Posted
1 month ago
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
On Site
Experience Level
Mid-Senior
Locations
Austin, United States of America
Qualification
Bachelor, Master, Doctoral
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