Physical Design Engineer - Static Timing Analysis, Annapurna Labs, Cloud Scale Machine Learning

Key job responsibilities

Develop & maintain flows for block and full-chip level static timing analysis
Write, debug & validate timing constraints for blocks and full-chip.
Run Static Timing Analysis and give frequent feedback to team members and leads.
Provide guidance on how to fix timing issues (generate ECOs, fix constraint issues).
Develop scripts to automate running timing analysis and generate reports.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience scripting or coding
• BS + 6yrs or MS + 4yrs or PhD + 2yr in EE/CS
• Expertise in timing analysis fundamentals
• 1+ years doing Static Timing Analysis
• 1+ years with timing constraint development
• Timing Analysis using EDA tools (examples: PrimeTime, Tempus, or others)
• Understanding of ASIC Physical Design from RTL-to-GDSII
• Understanding of other sign-off activities (ir/em, physical verification, DFT)
• 1+ years of scripting experience with Tcl, Perl or Python

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in mentoring, leading and coaching
• Expertise developing flows using STA tools (examples: PrimeTime, Tempus or others)
• Expertise in ECO flows (examples: PT-DMSA, Tempus-ECO, Tweaker or others)
• Experience in advanced nodes - 16nm or below
• Expertise in parasitic extraction tools (examples: STAR-RC, Quantus or others)
• Expertise on circuit level analysis using tools like SPICE / SPECTRE
• Experience with timing of IO interfaces like DDR, HBM, PCIe, Die-to-Die etc.

Company Information

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

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