Senior Hardware Engineer - Physical Design

Company: Lucid Circuit, Inc.
Location: Santa Monica
Posted on: May 11, 2022

Job Description:

Who we are Lucid Circuit is a Santa Monica-based company developing an adaptable AI microchip for aerospace and other challenging environments that will revolutionize access to geospatial data by making analytics directly available to onboard edge applications and end users in real-time while alleviating satellite management overhead. Who we---re looking for and what your responsibilities will be At Lucid Circuit we are developing a for a novel aerospace focused cognitive edge resilient processor called AstrumTM. As a member of the hardware microelectronics team, you will be responsible for back-end VLSI design and design closure efforts. In this role you will collaborate with senior microelectronics team members. Must be a self starter able to work independently. This is an opportunity to work with subject matter experts in custom tooling for novel architectures, compilers, statistical learning, microelectronics, semiconductors and radiation physics. U.S. Citizenship or permanent resident status is required for this position. Key Required Qualifications: Degree in science, engineering or a related field 8 years of full physical design experience --- gates to tapeout 8 years experienced with Digital layout on advanced nodes (FinFET --- sub 20nm) 8 years front-end & back-end flows on large complex VLSI circuit designs and IP in state of the art semiconductor processes. Self starter that takes initiative and is able to work independently with minimal support Required Qualifications - Must meet ALL of these requirements to be considered: Strong verbal and written communication skills 8 years professional or applied research physical design experience Physical design expertise including: Floor planning, Synthesis, Place and Route, Clock Trees, Power Grid, IP Integration, Memory Compilers, IO planning, etc. Proven full-flow tapeout experience from RTL to GDSII to tapeout Analog layout for high speed circuits Placement-driven synthesis Timing analysis, closure and sign-off Power and Performance estimation, analysis and optimization DFT and DFM implementation DRC sign-off Standard and Back-annotated simulation test and debug Expert with Cadence EDA tools for advanced nodes Expert with EDA tool administration Expert Scripting skills in TCL, make, bash Strong Linux/Unix command line computer literacy Highly Desirable Experiencing working with Packaging Benefits and Perks Excellent compensation package that commensurate with experience Generous benefits package Premier office location in Santa Monica Company events A team that will challenge you intellectually and creatively Lucid Circuit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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