Senior Physical Design Engineer

INNOPHASE is a rapidly growing pre-IPO communications semiconductor company with headquarters in San Diego, CA, and advanced design centers in Irvine, CA, San Jose, CA, Kista, Sweden, and Bangalore, India. We pioneered the industry’s lowest power Wi-Fi radio architecture for IoT applications and a revolutionary 5G platform that will transform cellular network deployments. Utilizing our breakthrough, patented, wireless technology we are bringing to market a portfolio of SoCs and modules with a unique value proposition for IoT and 5G applications.InnoPhase Bangalore is looking for a Senior Engineer, Digital Physical Design to join a growing startup semiconductor development organization and to help drive excellence in our IoT products.Roles & ResponsibilitiesDesign, Develop and execute physical design implementation of low-power and high-performance SoC, includinglogic synthesis, floorplan and power plan, power domain specification, place and route, clock tree synthesis, statictiming analysis, IR drop analysis, EM, and physical verification in advanced technology nodes.

Work with the RTL and System design teams to drive the physical design of the device in the early design cycle.

Design, implement and verify suitable methodology that meets the QoR goals.

Resolve design and flow issues related to the physical design, identify potential solutions, and drive

execution.

Deliver physical design of entire SoC, complete with specification, flow and automation.

Interface with the RTL design team to drive design modifications to resolve physical design issues and

implement ECOs.

Use EDA tool-based programming and scripting techniques to automate and improve throughput and quality.

Interact with tool vendors to drive tool fixes and flow improvements. Perform tool evaluations of new

vendor tools and functions.Desired Qualities

Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in Electrical Engineering or comparable engineering discipline.

5 to 8 years of relevant experience is required.

Experience in physical design and timing closure for advanced nodes.

Experience in Cadence EDA tools for physical design and verification.

Experience in floor planning, power planning, CTS specification, place & route, and timing closure.

Experience in UPF specs design and implementation.

Be able to work with cross-functional teams, IP, and EDA vendors