Full Chip Timing Modeling and Integration Engineer

Altera Semiconductor • San Jose, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Altera is seeking highly qualified candidates to join our Full Chip Timing team. Altera continues to deliver industry-leading Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) solutions to customers. As a Full Chip Timing Modeling and Integration Engineer, you will develop timing methodologies and execute full-chip timing for Altera’s next-generation product lines using the world's most advanced process technologies. This is a fast-paced, dynamic environment where you will be part of a high-performance design team working toward next-generation FPGA products. You will work hands-on performing full-chip timing analysis, leveraging your extensive design experience and interpersonal skills to solve technical issues, drive continuous improvement, and clearly communicate technical trade-offs with diverse, cross-functional, and multi-site teams. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define timing modeling strategies and solutions, generate high-level timing models, and integrate and validate timing models. Success in this role requires the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team while meeting aggressive schedules.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 5+ years of industry experience in SoC development.
• 5+ years of industry experience working with advanced semiconductor process nodes.
• 5+ years of industry experience with industry-standard timing formats and design constraints, including Liberty, Verilog, and Synopsys Design Constraints (SDC).
• 5+ years of industry experience with Static Timing Analysis (STA), including correlating STA results with SPICE.
• 5+ years of industry experience in timing modeling and library quality assurance (QA).
• 5+ years of industry experience writing Python and Tcl scripts for design automation.
• 5+ years of industry experience applying silicon modeling concepts, such as LVF and POCV.

Nice To Haves

• 7+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience completing several complex designs involving multiple voltage domains.
• Experience with common modes of operation, including functional and Design-for-Test (DFT), for use in timing constraint review and management.
• Experience in the architecture and/or design of FPGA, DDR, PCIe, or related technologies.
• Experience actively applying AI/ML techniques to improve and optimize execution.

Responsibilities

• Develop timing methodologies and execute full-chip timing for next-generation FPGA products using advanced process technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define timing modeling strategies and solutions.
• Generate high-level timing models and perform timing model integration and validation.
• Perform hands-on full-chip timing analysis, including clocking and timing constraint development.
• Work with Front-End and Back-End design teams to understand design architecture and implementation.
• Analyze extraction issues, design margins, timing signoff requirements, and timing quality checks.
• Debug and troubleshoot a wide variety of technical issues, including difficult and critical design issues, and proactively intervene to resolve them.
• Drive continuous improvement, efficiently solve technical issues, and communicate technical trade-offs across cross-functional and multi-site teams.
• Work independently and collaboratively to deliver high-quality results within aggressive project schedules.

Benefits

• The pay range below is for Bay Area California only. Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc.
• We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior