Senior DFM Engineer, Signal One
Samsung Electronics•Austin, TX
•$106,000 - $145,000•Onsite
About The Position
The Design for Manufacturability (DFM) team is focused on incoming technology transfer, product optimization, new product introductions, yield improvement, process margin improvement and performance enhancement. As part of the Advanced Node Technology Development team, you will provide Design Verification for products in a high-volume production environment as well as optimization of newer products introduced exclusively at Samsung Austin Semiconductor.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering. Other engineering domain e.g. Physics, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science are ok as long as candidate has experience with design verification process.
- Experience with Cadence Virtuoso or other EDA experience in at least one of the following tools - Calibre, Yield Explorer, StarRC/xRC, ICC2 & TCAD.
- Working knowledge of the design-to-mask workflow (schematic, simulation, layout, physical verification, GDSII, mask).
- Strong scripting experience in one of the following - tcl, bash/shell or python.
Nice To Haves
- 300mm 16nm/14nm/10nm nodes (or below) wafer manufacturing technology experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- DFM engineer will collaborate with both internal teams and customer’s design teams to develop new offerings of devices, pcell and standard cell libraries.
- Leads projects related to design risk assessment of new product introductions, analyze yield to design correlations for yield improvement and other KPI improvements.
- Uses EDA software to analyze & design including extracting netlists, timing analysis, redundancy checks; consults and guide fabrication team on possibilities of margin improvements.
- Lead / participate in devising solutions/methodology to fix/avoid future vulnerabilities in the design.
- Write SVRF/tcl code for design risk assessment.
- Develops methodology and automation scripts using bash-shell, python, tcl etc.
- Communicates technical information to senior leadership outside of the department through presentations.
- Completes other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance and 401(k) matching with immediate vesting
- Onsite café(s) and workout facilities
- Paid maternity and paternity leave
- Paid time off (PTO) + 2 personal holidays and 10 regular holidays
- Wellness incentives
- MBO bonuses based on company, division, and individual performance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
