As a Senior Engineer in LEC/CLP, you will play a key role in ensuring functional correctness and low-power intent integrity across the design lifecycle. You will be responsible for equivalence checking as well as validating UPF/CPF-based low-power implementations, ensuring seamless convergence between RTL, synthesis, and physical design stages for successful tape-out.
What You’ll Do
- Perform RTL-to-Gate and Gate-to-Gate equivalence checks using tools like Cadence Conformal or Synopsys Formality
- Validate low-power design intent (UPF/CPF) and ensure correctness of power-aware transformations
- Debug LEC failures, including issues arising from clock gating, retention, isolation, and level shifters
- Ensure convergence of LEC and CLP across synthesis, place-and-route, and ECO cycles
- Work closely with RTL, Synthesis, DFT, and Physical Design teams to resolve design mismatches
- Handle ECO validation and ensure equivalence closure post-design changes
- Develop automation scripts and improve methodology for LEC/CLP sign-off
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related discipline
- 5+ years of experience in Formal Verification, LEC, and Low Power Verification
- Solid expertise in tools like Cadence Conformal LEC/LP or Synopsys Formality/VC LP
- Solid understanding of low-power design concepts (UPF/CPF), clock gating, power domains
- Experience with synthesis, netlist optimizations, and equivalence debugging
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as TCL, Python, or Perl
Good to Have
- Exposure to advanced low-power techniques (multi-Vt, DVFS, power gating)
- Experience with hierarchical SoC-level LEC/CLP flows
- Familiarity with DFT concepts and scan impact on equivalence
- Knowledge of STA and Physical Design interactions impacting LEC/CLP
Success in This Role Looks Like
- Clean LEC/CLP sign-off with zero functional or power-intent mismatches
- Fast turnaround time in debugging and resolving equivalence issues
- Robust, scalable LEC/CLP methodologies across projects