Company

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

General Summary

STA Setup & Signoff: Perform STA setup, convergence, reviews, and signoff for multi-mode, multi-voltage domain designs for SoC & SubSystem

Timing Analysis & Debug: Validate and debug timing across multiple PVT conditions using tools like PrimeTime and Tempus.
Flow Optimization: Run STA flows and correlate Spice to STA results.
Methodology Development: Evaluate timing methodologies/tools across technology nodes and automate STA/PD flows using TCL/Perl/Python.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with design, DFT, synthesis, technology, CAD and physical implementation teams.
Low-Power Techniques: Knowledge of clock gating, power gating, and multi-voltage designs.
ECO Timing Flow: Handle timing ECOs (DMSA, tweaker, PrimeClosure) and logical equivalence checks (RTL to Netlist).

Required Skills

Strong expertise in STA fundamentals, AOCV/POCV concepts, CTS, and timing constraints.
Hands-on experience with STA tools: PrimeTime, Tempus.




Familiarity with ASIC back-end flows: ICC2, Innovus.
Knowledge of signal integrity, cross-talk noise, and parasitic extraction.
Scripting proficiency: TCL, Perl, Python.
Mentoring junior engineers in different areas of timing flows and methodologies
Understanding of Spice simulations: Hspice, FineSim, Monte Carlo analysis.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

Applicants: Qualcomm is an equal prospect employer. If you

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