Silicon Engineer, Custom Circuits and SRAM, Google Cloud

info_outlineXIn most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 8 years of experience in circuit design, physical design (RTL-to-GDS), or technology development, including nodes (e.g., 7nm or below).

• Experience with SPICE and transistor level design in nodes.

• Experience with concurrent optimization across custom circuit/IP and physical design, including Place and Route (PNR) and Static Timing Analysis (STA).

• Experience in CMOS device physics, finfet/GAA/nanosheet architectures, or layout parasitics, and in scripting or automation in one or more programming languages (e.g., Tcl, Python, or Perl).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, with an emphasis on computer architecture.

• Experience with scripting languages such as Perl, Python, or Tcl.

• Experience working with foundry technology files (PDKs), standard cell libraries, metal stacks, and other features. Understanding of collaterals for front-end and back-end design teams.

• Track record of delivering optimized custom circuits/memories/IPs and PNR blocks for product tapeout.

• Understanding of characterization and verification of standard cells/SRAMs/register files, including knowledge of power, noise, variation, and IR analysis.