Staff Implementation Engineer

As a Staff Implementation Engineer in Arm's Solutions Engineering group, you will play a key role in delivering sophisticated CPU, GPU, interconnect and SoC designs from RTL through GDSII and tapeout.

This is a senior, hands-on Physical Design role requiring strong technical depth across the complete implementation flow and the ability to independently drive designs through timing, power, physical and signoff closure!

Responsibilities:

• Own and drive end-to-end RTL-to-GDSII physical implementation of sophisticated processor cores, graphics units, communication fabrics, subsystems, and SoC builds through tapeout!
• Collaborate directly with RTL and architecture teams to understand build intent and translate architectural and PPA requirements into implementation targets.
• Drive timing closure across MCMM scenarios, including setup, hold, clocking and complex timing-path analysis.
• Own physical implementation readiness and closure across STA, physical verification, power integrity and other tapeout signoff requirements.
• Work closely with DFT teams to ensure scan, test modes and other DFT requirements are correctly implemented and closed.
• Debug complex implementation and EDA-tool issues and work with EDA vendors and internal methodology teams to drive resolution.
• Drive implementation reviews, identify risks early and develop mitigation plans to ensure successful tapeout.
• Develop and improve implementation methodologies, automation and flows to increase design quality and execution efficiency..
• Collaborate optimally across geographically distributed teams and drive issues to closure with minimal direction.

Required Skills and Experience :

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, meaningful professional experience, or Master's degree, along with comparable practical experience, in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of hands-on ASIC Physical Build / Implementation experience, with demonstrated ownership of complex builds spanning from RTL to GDSII and successful tapeout.
• Deep hands-on expertise spanning the full implementation lifecycle, including:

Synthesis and design optimization

Floorplanning and physical partitioning

Power delivery network (PDN) planning

Placement and congestion optimization

Clock tree synthesis and clock optimization

Routing and post-route optimization

• Solid grasp of MCMM timing closure, timing constraints, clocking, OCV methodologies, crosstalk/SI and advanced-node timing challenges.
• In-depth knowledge of low-power implementation, including UPF, multiple voltage domains, power gating, level shifters, isolation and voltage/frequency scaling.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Tcl, Python, Perl, shell and/or Make.

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience :

• Experience implementing high-performance Arm CPUs, GPUs, coherent interconnects or complex SoCs.
• Proven familiarity with sophisticated process nodes and large, high-frequency builds.
• Experience with hierarchical physical design and integration of multiple sophisticated IPs/subsystems.
• Experience with structured clock architectures and complex clock-distribution methodologies.
• Experience working directly with foundries, EDA vendors and Physical IP providers on implementation and signoff issues.

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