Lead Engineer - CAD Physical Verification

Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is the leading innovator in low-power wireless connectivity, building embedded technology that connects devices and improves lives. Merging cutting-edge technology into the world’s most highly integrated SoCs, Silicon Labs provides device makers the solutions, support, and ecosystems needed to create advanced edge connectivity applications. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs has operations in over 16 countries and is the trusted partner for innovative solutions in the smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities markets. Learn more at www.silabs.com.

Meet the Team

As part of central CAD group, CAD Physical Verification (PV) team is responsible for supporting design and layout teams during chip development by debugging PV related queries, developing and supporting various PV decks like DRC, Antenna, Dummy fill, LVS and extraction.In addition, the team collaborates and collects specs from other teams to code decks like PERC, Float, Density, XOR from scratch. The team is also responsible for developing and automating various flows and methodologies to improve verification quality and optimize performance.

Responsibilities

• Support design and layout teams to resolve any PV related issues during design development cycle
• Development and QA of various physical verification rule decks like DRC, Dummy fill, Antenna and other custom decks
• Conduct and drive impact analysis meetings with stakeholders for deck updates
• Collaborate closely with CAD, ESD, Design, Layout, Packaging and foundry teams to obtain requirements for deck development.
• Conduct code reviews and create custom QA testcases to validate the quality of rule decks.
• Develop and maintain PV flows and methodologies to improve quality and performance
• Perform new tool/feature evaluations and benchmarks.
• Work closely with external vendors to report and track bugs in the software
   

Skills you'll need:

• 5+ years of related professional experience
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical engineering
• Proficiency in developing and supporting DRC rule decks including custom rules in Calibre SVRF or similar languages
• Experience in coding LVS, extraction and PERC rule decks is a plus
• Experience working with design/layout engineers in debugging PV issues.
• Knowledge of using physical verification tools like PVS, Pegasus, Calibre RVE, Calibre DRV, Virtuoso layout editor etc
• Proficiency in scripting languages like PERL/Python/Shell for developing custom scripts
• Excellent communication skills and experience in collaborating with different teams for collecting initial specs, deck development, support and leading deck impact analysis meetings.
• Ability to work independently, drive decision-making, detail oriented and documentation skills are critical.

Benefits & Perks 

Not only will you be joining a highly skilled and tight-knit team where every engineer makes a significant impact on the product; we also strive for good work/life balance and to make our environment welcoming and fun.  

• Equity Rewards (RSUs) 
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) 
• Insurance plans with Outpatient cover  
• National Pension Scheme (NPS)  
• Flexible work policy  
• Childcare support. 

Silicon Labs is an equal opportunity employer and values the diversity of our employees. Employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications and job-related criteria without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.