Design Automation/Device Modeling Engineer

Company: Cisco
Location: Carlsbad
Posted on: March 19, 2023

Job Description:

Cisco is seeking a Device Automation / Device Modeling Engineer with an emphasis on Design Flow Automation to support our high-speed analog/mixed signal design teams in creating sophisticated node FinFET electronic circuit design and silicon photonics.

What you'll do:

• Support design teams in foundry advance node processes and 3rd party IP bring up with the focus on transistor level device model/validations, statistical and corner simulation flows including daily support on device usages requested by our design teams.
• Validate existing or design new (custom) ESD devices focusing on high and ultra-high-speed designs.
• Perform electromagnetic analysis for high and ultra-speed electro-optical multi-chip modules with TSVs on power, ground, and signal integrity.
• Craft various passive on-chip devices focusing on high and ultra-high frequency performance and small footprints.
• Lead the effort of evaluating, benchmarking various vendor parasitic extraction tools focusing on computing resources, simulation settings and durations as well as convergence debugging.
• Support our design teams on PDK, simulation parasitic extraction usages and flows if needed.
• Build design flow user guides and documentation
  
  Who you are:
  
  
  • Experience in semiconductor device physics, process flows, circuit design, layout, and various simulation tools.
  • 5+ years proven experience using 3D electromagnetic simulation software (HFSS or EMX) for designing and simulating high-speed interconnects IC, chip-chip packages, and printed circuit boards.
  • Experienced with the Cadence design environment, including schematic capture, advanced design and simulation environment and Virtuoso layout
  • Experience using Process Design Kits (PDK's) and P-cells
  • Experience in running and debugging physical verification (DRC, LVS, LPE)
  • Programming and scripting using TCL, Skill, PERL, Unix Shell (sh, bash, csh)
  • Experience with data management tools integrated with Virtuoso
  • Thrive in a highly collaborative and dynamic work environment
  • Based in a quality-first approach and crave attention to details
  • Team oriented, strong communications skills
  • Have strong inner drive and self-motivation
  • You adopt creative problem-solving
    
    Education & experience:
    
    
    • MSEE/BSEE/BSCS with 5+ years validated experience in 3D and 2.5D electromagnetic simulation and component design, signal-integrity analysis, PDK usage flow, Design Automation support and scripting.
    • Strong understanding of RF/microwave theory such as s-parameters, impedance matching and various transmission line designs.
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