Physical Design Methodology & Flow

SambaNova Systems•San Jose, CA

About The Position

The era of pervasive AI has arrived. In this era, organizations will use generative AI to unlock hidden value in their data, accelerate processes, reduce costs, drive efficiency and innovation to fundamentally transform their businesses and operations at scale. SambaNova Systems is looking for a talented and motivated Physical design flow owner/lead to help us build state of the art RDU chips for machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Requirements

BS, MS, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering
5+ years of industry experience in physical design and flow development
Strong understanding of rtl to gds flow and mythologies, including synthesis and place and route
Proficiency in scripting languages, e.g. TCL, Perl and Python, etc. is required
Good understanding physical design rules especially for TSMC advanced technology nodes 3nm below

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Cadence physical design reference flow and mythologies is highly desirable
Fluency in Claude / AI tools for flow development is a plus

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain physical composition flow utilizing Cadence tool sets, including Genus, Innovus, Cerebrus, , etc.
Closely work with physical designers to address a diverse range of flow and design issues.
Collaborate with tool vendors to address tool bugs and flow enhancement.

Benefits

Equity
95% premium coverage for employee medical insurance
77% premium coverage for dependents
Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Short/Long term Disability insurance
Basic Life insurance
Voluntary Life insurance
AD&D insurance
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options like Health Care, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care
Full subscription to Headspace
Gympass+ membership with access to physical gyms
One Medical membership
Counseling services with an Employee Assistance Program