ASIC Synthesis/STA Engineer

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.