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

· Solid 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.

📌 STA /Sythesis - Sr Staff (Chennai)
🏢 Qualcomm
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