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STA Constraints Lead

Job ID 2024-13026 Date posted Jan. 06, 2025 Location San Diego, California Category Hardware Engineering Apply

Job Overview:

Arm has formed a new group to develop outstanding silicon demonstrators based on Arm’s IP compute sub-system solutions and addressing markets such as premium mobile, infrastructure and automotive. Using the latest nodes, e.g. 3nm today, and applying the latest SoC 2.5D and 3D technology, Arm’s ambition is to demonstrate industry outstanding performance by architecting, crafting, implementing, and fabricating innovative silicon chips

Responsibilites:

  • Owning full chip and block level timing closure ownership throughout the entire project cycle
  • Handling timing constraints for functional and test mode at different logical hierarchical levels
  • Work closely with various multi-functional teams on resolving complex timing issues for major building blocks of complex SoCs
  • ECO generation at both block and top level, handshaking with team for timing/functional ECO implementation

Required Skills and Experience :

  • Experience in developing and validating timing constraints for complete soc and also for blocks
  • Experience in STA tools and handling different validation tools
  • Knowledge of timing corners/modes, process variations and signal integrity related issues
  • Work experience on timing closure for different power domain critical blocks
  • Experience in collaborating across silicon engineering groups in your organization as well as with EDA vendors
  • Work experience of 6-12 years in Synthesis and Timing constraints
  • Must have worked on constraints development and timing closure on 5nm or 3nm technologies
  • Strong Automation(Pert/Tcl/Python) and conversational abilities

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience :

  • Bachelors in Electronics Engineering
  • Coding skills in Per/Python or TCL or an equivalent language
  • Good exposure in power aware synthesis for block and top level
  • Familiarity with synthesis, logic equivalence, DFT, CLP and backend related methodology and tools
  • Strong presentation skills

In Return:

We are proud to have a set of behaviors that reflect our culture and guide our decisions, defining how we work together to defy ordinary and shape outstanding.

  • Partner and customer focus
  • Teamwork and communication
  • Creativity and innovation
  • Team and personal development
  • Impact and influence
  • Deliver on your promises

Salary Range:

$185,491-$250,958 per year

We value people as individuals and our dedication is to reward people competitively and equitably for the work they do and the skills and experience they bring to Arm. Salary is only one component of Arm's offering. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.

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