Eightfold

Staff Physical Design Engineer, HBM

Eightfold

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: RichardsonIdahoTexasUnited States

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Salary

💰 $135,000 - $286,000 per year

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About the role

  • Implement layout changes to resolve issues identified on current HBM designs on silicon and drive towards a timely and efficient tapeout.
  • Interact with teams like DE, PE, PI and TD to understand the challenges due to process limitations and propose layout solutions to alleviate the issues.
  • Be proactive in identifying and flagging design issues, performance problems, and opportunities to improve design performance and reduce power consumption.
  • Responsible for floor plans that optimize circuit placement, signal routing, and power delivery.
  • Deliver block-level (analog or mixed signal) layouts using advanced foundry process node if needed.
  • Contribute to the development of new HBM product opportunities by assisting with the overall planning and optimization of Memory, Logic, and Analog circuits layout.
  • Debug and identify root causes and solutions for pre-silicon and post-silicon issues encountered in current HBM products.
  • Mentor new hires as needed.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 8+ years (BS) or 6+ years (MS) of relevant experience
  • Expertise in Cadence VLE/VXL and Mentor Graphics Calibre DRC/LVS
  • Strong grasp of analog layout fundamentals including matching, electro-migration, latch-up, coupling, crosstalk, IR-drop, and parasitics
  • Hands-on experience crafting analog and mixed-signal layouts (e.g., sense amplifiers, LDOs, PLLs)
Benefits
  • choice of medical, dental and vision plans
  • benefit programs to protect income if unable to work due to illness or injury
  • paid family leave
  • robust paid time-off program
  • paid holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
analog layout fundamentalsmixed-signal layoutspower delivery optimizationsignal routingcircuit placementdebuggingroot cause analysisperformance improvementpower consumption reductiontapeout
Soft Skills
proactive problem solvingmentoring