What are the responsibilities and job description for the ASIC Synthesis/STA Engineer position at AXONNE?
Company Overview:
Axonne Inc. is a Silicon Valley startup that provides cutting-edge semiconductor solutions for the automotive industry with innovative in-vehicle network semiconductor solutions. We are dedicated to delivering high-performance, reliable, and state-of-the-art semiconductor products to meet the demanding requirements of automotive electronics. As we continue to grow and expand, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced ASIC Synthesis/STA Engineer to join our team and play a key role in enabling the adoption of our high-speed Ethernet semiconductor solutions in the automotive sector.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute Synthesis, DFT, static timing analysis flows.
- Provide support for ASIC tools and flows and develop standardized CAD flows.
- Interface with various digital design teams who will be requesting deployment, training, and maintenance of tools and flows.
- Collaborate with EDA vendors and other external tool developers as needed to debug critical issues and find workarounds as needed.
- Enable design teams to meet targets by closely supporting and troubleshooting CAD flow usage.
- Work with design teams to enable power optimizations by annotating activity in TCF/SAIF formats.
- Manage and deploy technology specific PDKs.
Qualifications
- BS (or equivalent) in Computer Science or Electrical or Computer Engineering and 5 years of ASIC Implementation experience; MS preferred with 5 years
- Some exposure to CAD/Flow development.
- Strong scripting and automation skills using Tcl/Python
- Experience with ASIC front-end design flows, including synthesis, formal equivalence checking, as well as lint & CDC checks.
- Knowledge of STA and DFT.
- Be able to independently troubleshoot digital tool flow usage and deploy solutions.
- Fluency in the Linux environment and strong knowledge of the Linux command line is a must.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience with DevOps concepts and compute farm interaction is a plus.
Axonne is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
