Texas Instruments EDA Digital Backend Tech Lead 

India, Karnataka, Bengaluru 

906314578

As a, you will bethe development of Physical Design solutions across
allprocess nodes at TI.

• Work with cross-functional teams within EDA and internal customers and stakeholders in IP and SoC design teams to define and develop physical design solutions to improve PPA and Cycle Time
• Collaborate with Advanced Technology Group and PDK teams to develop and maintain tech-files by comprehending Design Rule Checks (DRC) across multiple TI internal process nodes and external foundry process nodes (16nm to 180nm)
• Develop differentiated solutions for low power designs, high performance designs and low cost/area designs. Drive development, integration and deployment of AI/ML solutions for improving design PPA, cycle time and design productivity.
• PPA Benchmarking and continuous improvement to the flow to deliver best-in-class PPA and feedback to Library development teams.
• P&R Tool qualification and correlation with signoff tools for Timing and DRC Checks
• Drive new capabilities in vendor tools, evaluate and integrate in TI Flows
• Develop unit & regression test cases for tools
• Create automations for the build and release of tools
• Create user documentation and training material for new features and tools for customers

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering or related field of study
• 8-10 years of relevant experience like hands-on physical design or PDK development (layout, DRC, LVS) experience combined with a passion for automation

Preferred qualifications:

• Good CMOS circuits basics and simulation experience
• Good understanding of backend flow and the steps involved in physical design & verification
• Good understanding of layout concepts including DRC and LVS debugs and fixing
• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong software development and programming skills
• Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions (PDK and Process development)
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
• Ability to take the initiative and drive to results
• Skills to manage time and multi-task at work
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Teamwork is imperative in this role

Preferred skills/experience:

• 8-10 years of experience in EDA development in Backend (Physical Design)
• Experience with Cadence design tools (Virtuoso, ICFB, Innovus etc.) for digital and analog/mixed-signal IC design
• Experience in floor-planning, power routing, clock tree synthesis and optimization of designs
• Good understanding of industry standards and models: OA, LEF, DEF, GDS, Verilog, Liberty
• Programming languages: Tcl, Perl, Python & Cadence SKILL