Physical Design Engineer

1 month ago


Cupertino, California, United States TBWA\Chiat\Day Full time
About Etched

Etched is a cutting-edge technology company that's revolutionizing the field of artificial intelligence by building custom AI chips that are tailored to specific model architectures.

Our goal is to empower businesses to create innovative products that would be impossible with traditional GPUs, such as real-time video generation models and extremely deep chain-of-thought reasoning.

Job Description

We're seeking an exceptional Physical Design Engineer to join our team in Cupertino, CA.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in physical design, with experience in working with 3rd party design services to implement and verify physical designs.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

  • Supervising the outsourcing of physical design to a 3rd party service
  • Deeply understanding what is involved in physical design
  • Running Physical Design flows to close blocks, support ASIC infrastructure, automate Physical Design flows, improve CAD infrastructure
  • Driving dashboards that show the convergence of projects related to Physical Design
  • Optimizing tool flows, working with EDA vendors to incorporate the latest features
  • Accountable for block level closure
Requirements

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

  • 2+ years of previous experience with PD
  • Tools, flow, and design methodology from RTL synthesis to GDSII sign-off
  • Experience with back-end design and timing closure on 3nm-7nm
  • Experience with UPF-based low power design methodology, power verification, synthesis, scan insertion/ATPG, formal verification, floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, IR drop, and EM/antenna analysis
  • Deeply creative and able to think from first principles
Desired Qualifications

We're looking for candidates with:

  • Familiarity with transformer models and machine learning
  • Familiarity with OpenROAD and other automated RTL-to-GDSII flows
  • Ability to program with Python or another scripting language
What We Offer

At Etched, we believe in the Bitter Lesson and are committed to building model-specific hardware to drive progress in the AI field.

We offer a competitive package, including full medical, dental, and vision packages, with 100% of premium covered, 90% for dependents, and a housing subsidy of $2,000/month for those living within walking distance of the office.

We're a fully in-person team and value engineering skills. We do not have boundaries between engineering and research, and we expect all of our technical staff to contribute to both as needed.



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