Principal Engineer, Digital Physical Design Job Details
Job Ref:
112157505
Industry: Electronics
Region/County: Unspecified
Post Date: 05/04/2012
Job Description: Our client, based in Cambridge is seeking a Principal Engineer to work within their Digital Physical Design group. The successful candidate will have an in depth understanding of the digital implementation of IC's and appreciation of the issues involved with a proven track record of technical ability. They will also have a degree, or equivalent in Maths, Science, Software, Electronics or Engineering. JOB PURPOSE The role of Principal Engineer, Digital Physical Design is to act as a key authority in at least one major activity of implementation within the Digital Physical Design group. The role requires the engineer to be involved in the definition, implementation, management and support of their key activities of the IC implementation flow, offering guidance and support to all team members as well as the Group Leader and Consultant to ensure the smooth and productive functioning of the group. They will work with engineers both inside and outside of the group and be an active contributor and authority on major chip implementation activities, with particular emphasis on their key skill areas. It will also involve the writing, structuring and management of scripts in a variety of languages such as TCL, Perl and Makefiles. The work will be performed in accordance with the infrastructure and management of the Digital Physical Design group and in a manner that the scripts can be effectively maintained and modified by other experienced engineers. The Principal Engineer will be required to stay abreast of current developments and techniques relating to chip implementation, particularly relating to their area of expertise and offer guidance, leadership and support to others both within and outside of the group to enable the high quality implementation of ICs. They are able to represent the client effectively both internally and externally in at least one key implementation activity, working independently and offering a mentoring role to more junior engineers within the group. This will involve peer review work as well as initiating and managing improvement programmes. This may often require the creation of relevant documentation and organising the meetings and presentations necessary to define processes, tool flows and infrastructure relating to IC implementation work for engineers within and outside the group. They would typically be involved in interfacing with external EDA tool suppliers as well as IS and other relevant parties to provide a robust and productive infrastructure to facilitate the implementation of ICs, making recommendations, guidance and expert advice on tools and infrastructure. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Act as an authority and provide leadership for one of the key areas of the chip implementation activities. This could include synthesis, place and route, static timing analysis, power analysis, production test, directory infrastructure, management of tools and jobs, etc. Work with the Group Leader and Consultant to ensure an effective and productive chip implementation flow is in place and appropriate for the process technology node and tools available. Provide peer review and consultation where necessary. Assist in the recruitment of engineers when appropriate. Keep up to date with current and future implementation tools and techniques, particularly in the area of expertise and manage the integration in to current and future implementation flows where appropriate. Ensure that the Group Leader, Consultant and other relevant parties are kept abreast of current chip implementation tool and flow issues, particularly in the key area of expertise. Defining and implementing strategies to optimise the power, timing and area of ICs. Verification and sign-off of ICs for tapeout. Contribute to the infrastructure and automation of the digital implementation flow. Interface with EDA tool suppliers and other infrastructure providers both internally and externally to ensure an effective and productive implementation flow is in place for use by all group members. Ensure effective communications are conducted within and outside the group to ensure all relevant parties are kept abreast of issues and techniques. PERSON SPECIFICATION-REQUIRED Degree (or equivalent qualification/ experience) in maths /science /software / electronics/ engineering. Ability to act and be seen as a key technical or managerial authority within a team of digital implementation engineers. Have an in depth understanding of the digital implementation of IC's and appreciation of the issues involved with a proven track record of technical ability. Ability to innovate and implement technical solutions and make technical decisions. Ability to communicate ideas and policies effectively and proactively in key areas of expertise. Good understanding of design methods, approaches and technical solutions. In depth understanding of digital implementation developments/ techniques. Capability of being recognised as an authority within the group and organisation. Operates with minimal supervision in a complex environment. Proven ability to provide technical direction. Ability to share own expertise and provide guidance and support to others Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with other team members, group leaders, technical staff and project management. Effective team player. Good communication skills. Ability to take responsibility for key areas of digital implementation work. Excellent problem solving skills. Scripting skills in a Linux environment Person Specification - Desired Strong presentation skills, background in the digital implementation of ICs, a familiarity with Synopsys implementation and verification tools, Verilog, perl, TCL. Shell scripts, Makefiles and version control tools as well as being a Chartered Engineer are also desirable
Industry: Electronics
Region/County: Unspecified
Post Date: 05/04/2012
Job Description: Our client, based in Cambridge is seeking a Principal Engineer to work within their Digital Physical Design group. The successful candidate will have an in depth understanding of the digital implementation of IC's and appreciation of the issues involved with a proven track record of technical ability. They will also have a degree, or equivalent in Maths, Science, Software, Electronics or Engineering. JOB PURPOSE The role of Principal Engineer, Digital Physical Design is to act as a key authority in at least one major activity of implementation within the Digital Physical Design group. The role requires the engineer to be involved in the definition, implementation, management and support of their key activities of the IC implementation flow, offering guidance and support to all team members as well as the Group Leader and Consultant to ensure the smooth and productive functioning of the group. They will work with engineers both inside and outside of the group and be an active contributor and authority on major chip implementation activities, with particular emphasis on their key skill areas. It will also involve the writing, structuring and management of scripts in a variety of languages such as TCL, Perl and Makefiles. The work will be performed in accordance with the infrastructure and management of the Digital Physical Design group and in a manner that the scripts can be effectively maintained and modified by other experienced engineers. The Principal Engineer will be required to stay abreast of current developments and techniques relating to chip implementation, particularly relating to their area of expertise and offer guidance, leadership and support to others both within and outside of the group to enable the high quality implementation of ICs. They are able to represent the client effectively both internally and externally in at least one key implementation activity, working independently and offering a mentoring role to more junior engineers within the group. This will involve peer review work as well as initiating and managing improvement programmes. This may often require the creation of relevant documentation and organising the meetings and presentations necessary to define processes, tool flows and infrastructure relating to IC implementation work for engineers within and outside the group. They would typically be involved in interfacing with external EDA tool suppliers as well as IS and other relevant parties to provide a robust and productive infrastructure to facilitate the implementation of ICs, making recommendations, guidance and expert advice on tools and infrastructure. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Act as an authority and provide leadership for one of the key areas of the chip implementation activities. This could include synthesis, place and route, static timing analysis, power analysis, production test, directory infrastructure, management of tools and jobs, etc. Work with the Group Leader and Consultant to ensure an effective and productive chip implementation flow is in place and appropriate for the process technology node and tools available. Provide peer review and consultation where necessary. Assist in the recruitment of engineers when appropriate. Keep up to date with current and future implementation tools and techniques, particularly in the area of expertise and manage the integration in to current and future implementation flows where appropriate. Ensure that the Group Leader, Consultant and other relevant parties are kept abreast of current chip implementation tool and flow issues, particularly in the key area of expertise. Defining and implementing strategies to optimise the power, timing and area of ICs. Verification and sign-off of ICs for tapeout. Contribute to the infrastructure and automation of the digital implementation flow. Interface with EDA tool suppliers and other infrastructure providers both internally and externally to ensure an effective and productive implementation flow is in place for use by all group members. Ensure effective communications are conducted within and outside the group to ensure all relevant parties are kept abreast of issues and techniques. PERSON SPECIFICATION-REQUIRED Degree (or equivalent qualification/ experience) in maths /science /software / electronics/ engineering. Ability to act and be seen as a key technical or managerial authority within a team of digital implementation engineers. Have an in depth understanding of the digital implementation of IC's and appreciation of the issues involved with a proven track record of technical ability. Ability to innovate and implement technical solutions and make technical decisions. Ability to communicate ideas and policies effectively and proactively in key areas of expertise. Good understanding of design methods, approaches and technical solutions. In depth understanding of digital implementation developments/ techniques. Capability of being recognised as an authority within the group and organisation. Operates with minimal supervision in a complex environment. Proven ability to provide technical direction. Ability to share own expertise and provide guidance and support to others Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with other team members, group leaders, technical staff and project management. Effective team player. Good communication skills. Ability to take responsibility for key areas of digital implementation work. Excellent problem solving skills. Scripting skills in a Linux environment Person Specification - Desired Strong presentation skills, background in the digital implementation of ICs, a familiarity with Synopsys implementation and verification tools, Verilog, perl, TCL. Shell scripts, Makefiles and version control tools as well as being a Chartered Engineer are also desirable
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