Static Time Analysis Engineer

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

1. Timing Analysis & Closure

• Perform setup, hold, and skew analysis across Full-Chip, Sub-system, and IP levels.
• Achieve timing closure by resolving violations and optimizing paths.

1. Constraint Development

• Define and validate timing constraints (clocks, I/O delays, false/multi-cycle paths).
• Integrate constraints from multiple IPs for hierarchical STA.

1. Tool Usage & Flow Integration

• Use STA tools like Synopsys PrimeTime, Cadence Tempus, or equivalent.

1. Integrate STA into the overall design flow and automate processes for efficiency.

Job Description:

• Provide expert guidance on STA methodologies, including setup and hold time analysis, clock domain crossing, and multi-cycle paths for Full Chip, Sub-system and complex IP timing closure.
• Define and implement timing constraints from scratch such as clock definitions, input/output delays, and path constraints for Full-Chip, Sub-system to ensure accurate timing analysis.
• Able to integrate the existing timing constraints from various IP for Full-Chip/Sub-system timing analysis.
• Deep knowledge of STA tools (such as Synopsys PrimeTime, Cadence Tempus, or Mentor Graphics ModelSim) including their capabilities, limitations, and best practices.
• Guide the integration of STA tools into the overall design flow, ensuring compatibility and optimal performance.
• Oversee the process of achieving timing closure, addressing any timing violations and guiding optimizations to meet performance goals.

Primary Skills:

• Deep Technical Knowledge:
• In-depth understanding of STA concepts, EDA tools, and methodologies.
• Experience in timing constraints development, timing closure for Full-Chip/Sub-system to meet the design performance.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to tackle complex timing issues.
• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively to various stakeholders.
• Leadership and Mentoring: Experience in leading teams and mentoring less experienced engineers in STA practices

Secondary skills:

• Design flow management
• Able to improve the execution efficiency through flow automation and other value adds
• Cross functional co-ordination
• Work closely with other teams, such as RTL design, Physical design, design, verification, and manufacturing, to ensure seamless timing closure of physical design.