Principal Digital Physical Integration Engineer

• Design and verify physical synthesis-based layouts to meet functional and performance specifications in order to give Dialog a competitive advantage in the IC market.
• Translate designs / physical synthesis-based layout requirements into optimum layout solutions.
• Generate synthesis/STA/layout timing constraints for all digital blocks used on chip. This will include clock constraints and input/output constraints were applicable.

Principal Accountabilities

• Ownership of the Synthesis and Physical Implementation for projects.
• Defining and ensuring correct procedures/review processes are implemented.
• Participates in feasibility studies.
• Build physical synthesis-based layouts meeting performance, area, power and timescale constraints.
• Participate and have a consulting function in design reviews.
• Advice/guide circuit/block design and layout.
• Schedule tasks and report progress to project leader, identifies possible project problems.
• Guide other engineers.
• Explore new design flows / new tool versions and report results.

• Master or bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field plus 12+ years of deep working experience in digital backend design. This includes the making of timing constraints and timing closure on digital designs.
• Fully competent in all aspects of physical synthesis-based layout design, seeks technical guidance for unusual problems.
• Expert in back-end implementation flow (CTS, Floorplanning, PnR, Signal Integrity, ECO) preferably using Cadence tools.
• Ability to prioritize work, set goals, and meet deadlines.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Technical skills, customer focus/quality, communication/interpersonal skills, team participation, and innovation/problem-solving skills are important to convince others (e.g. in projects) based on technical knowledge and show assertiveness to alert superiors/colleagues.
• Develops and teaches colleagues in their own discipline.
• Applies advanced methods to complex problems. Demonstrates understanding of interfaces with other disciplines.
• Defines innovative solutions and can propose innovative and leading-edge solutions.
• Strong external focus, and full awareness of competitive edge solutions.
• Competition awareness.
• Commitment to the job

Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world-leading MCUs, SoCs, analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.

Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world.

Renesas Electronics Corporation empowers a safer, smarter and more sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. The leading global provider of microcontrollers, Renesas combines our expertise in embedded processing, analog, power and connectivity to deliver complete semiconductor solutions. These Winning Combinations accelerate time to market for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT applications, enabling billions of connected, intelligent devices that enhance the way people work and live. Learn more at www.renesas.com. 

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