Principal Silicon Egineer
Microsoft · IN · 7+ yrs experience · Posted 2026-07-23
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About the role
Take ownership and responsibility for our STA execution Develop, improve, and update our STA methodology; work closely with vendors to align our flows to industry practices, resolve tool issues, and improve overall execution and reliability of STA flows Take an active role in early-phase design planning with STA execution including full-chip repeater planning, timing budgeting, constraint development, and early analysis Define & drive to STA milestones across project phases; manage STA rollups, analysis & reporting, ECO generation flows, and guidance to block development Ensure a convergent STA process and drive STA closure through all phases including final signoff for tapeout Work across teams to identify and resolve boundary timing issues, fullchip STA bottlenecks, etc. Give guidance for floorplan adjustments and address timing issues, constraints, etc. Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related field 7+ years of physical design/STA experience Experience with Synopsys design tools (e.g., DC, ICC2/Fusion-Compiler, PrimeTime) 10+ years of hands-on physical design experience with focus on STA execution and signoff Deep expertise in STA, timing constraints, ECO generation, and STA signoff procedures Proficiency in flow automation, scripting (TCL/Perl) & tool debug Ability to develop & maintain timing closure checklists, to track and report STA progress through all design phases, and successfully execute STA closure on schedule Demonstrated tapeout experience in TSMC 5nm process or below
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related field 7+ years of physical design/STA experience
- Experience with Synopsys design tools (e.g., DC, ICC2/Fusion-Compiler, PrimeTime) 10+ years of hands-on physical design experience with focus on STA execution and signoff
- Deep expertise in STA, timing constraints, ECO generation, and STA signoff procedures
- Proficiency in flow automation, scripting (TCL/Perl) & tool debug
- Ability to develop & maintain timing closure checklists, to track and report STA progress through all design phases, and successfully execute STA closure on schedule
- Demonstrated tapeout experience in TSMC 5nm process or below
Responsibilities
- Take ownership and responsibility for our STA execution
- Develop, improve, and update our STA methodology; work closely with vendors to align our flows to industry practices, resolve tool issues, and improve overall execution and reliability of STA flows Take an active role in early-phase design planning with STA execution including full-chip repeater planning, timing budgeting, constraint development, and early analysis
- Define & drive to STA milestones across project phases; manage STA rollups, analysis & reporting, ECO generation flows, and guidance to block development
- Ensure a convergent STA process and drive STA closure through all phases including final signoff for tapeout Work across teams to identify and resolve boundary timing issues, fullchip STA bottlenecks, etc.
- Give guidance for floorplan adjustments and address timing issues, constraints, etc.