Nokia
Nokia

SoC Physical Design Engineer

RoleEngineering
LevelMid Level
LocationItaly
WorkOn-site
TypeFull-time
Posted2 months ago
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About the role

You will work on physical design implementation of Optical Network ASICs and will be learning latest technology nodes and developing flow , doing implementation to achieve best in class ASICs , which are optimized for power, performance and area metrics.

NION2026

  • 3+ years of experience in ASIC physical design flow and methodologies in 3/5 and 7nm process nodes
  • Has solid knowledge of full design cycle from RTL to GDSII and understanding of underlaying concepts of IC design, implementation flows and methodologies for deep submicron design
  • Experience with EDA Place & Route tools like Fusion Compiler or Innovus or similar tools and Timing tools like Primetime or similar, PV tools like Calibre and IR tools like Redhawk
  • Scripting experience in TCL, python or Perl
  • Candidates must have a bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical/Electronics and Communication/VLSI/Microelectronics with very good academics
  • Perform physical implementation steps including floor planning, place and route, power/clock distribution, physical verification and timing closure at block level as well as full chip
  • Work with logic designers & Hardware team to drive feasibility studies and explore design trade-off for physical design closure
  • Perform technical evaluations of IP vendors, process nodes and provide recommendations
  • Develop physical design methodologies and automation scripts for various implementation steps from Synthesis to GDSII
  • Perform static timing analysis, create timing constraints and validation, critical path analysis, timing closure and timing sign-off
  • Perform Physical verification and IR/EM analysis on blocks as well as top

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