Job Description

#WeAreIn for jobs that impact everyone's life.

What if your ideas could change the way the world connects, powers up, or thinks?

As a Senior Staff Engineer Physical Design and Methodology in our Research & Development team, you'll have the opportunity to merge creativity with your technical expertise by shaping the future of technology, driving groundbreaking projects, and bringing new ideas to life.

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Your role

Key responsibilities in your new role

• Develop and implement innovative digital design flows, focusing on the physical design aspects, including floor planning, placement, clock trees, routing, and power distribution network
• Translate high-level design requirements into detailed flow specifications, utilizing state-of-the-art EDA tools and flows to ensure efficient timing closure, signal integrity, and physical sign-off
• Work independently across various phases of the RTL2GDS flow, with a focus on synthesis, equivalence checking, and physical implementation, to ensure highly automated, safe, stable, easy-to-use, customizable and effective digital design flows
• Develop and implement innovative clocking architectures, taking into account physical limitations of deep sub-micron designs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to overcome implementation challenges
• Participate in an expert network to drive innovation, methodology, and flow topics in SoC floor planning and top-level timing closure, contributing to the development of next-generation SoC designs

Your profile

Qualifications and skills to help you succeed

As a Senior Staff SOC Implementation, you commit yourself to the results of your own team and the company as a whole. Furthermore, you set yourself ambitious goals. Lastly, you listen actively to the customer and consider his point of view, thoughts, and ideas.

• A degree in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, or a similar field
• At least 5 years of working experience in Physical Design handling highly complex SoCs, with sound experience in Synthesis, Place & Route, and Timing Closure and involvement in FINFET technologies
• Very good knowledge in Synopsys and Cadence Toolset in the RTL2GDS domain
• Proven track record in developing digital design methodologies
• Know-how in technical leadership in physical design projects
• Sound programming skills and knowledge in scripting languages like Tcl or Python
• Basic experience in RTL coding and Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Understanding of Functional Safety and Agile Development Methods like Kanban Scrum XP. Test Driven Development knowledge would be an advantage
• Excellent written and spoken English

#WeAreIn for driving decarbonization and digitalization.

As a global leader in semiconductor solutions in power systems and IoT, Infineon enables game-changing solutions for green and efficient energy, clean and safe mobility, as well as smart and secure IoT. Together, we drive innovation and customer success, while caring for our people and empowering them to reach ambitious goals. Be a part of making life easier, safer and greener.

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We are on a journey to create the best Infineon for everyone.

We strive to create the best Infineon for everyone by embracing diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants for who they are and offer a workplace built on trust, openness, respect and equal opportunity.

Our hiring decisions are based on skills and experience. Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply.

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Bárbara Pinto