Description
Our Hardware Engineers at Synopsys are responsible for designing and developing cutting-edge semiconductor solutions. They work on intricate tasks such as chip architecture, circuit design, and verification to ensure the efficiency and reliability of semiconductor products. These engineers play a crucial role in advancing technology and enabling innovations in various industries.
You have spent years in the trenches of physical design, where a misplaced power ring or a routing bottleneck can turn a promising memory macro into a timing nightmare. Layout is not just drawing rectangles to you, it is solving a puzzle where every micron counts and every decision ripples through verification, performance, and yield. You know that the difference between a memory compiler that ships and one that gets stuck in debug is usually a floor plan decision made two weeks earlier, and you are the kind of engineer who sees that coming.
At Synopsys, you will work on memory IP that goes into chips powering everything from AI accelerators to automotive systems. The layouts you own will be used by customers worldwide, and the quality bar is exactly as high as you would expect.
Responsibilities
- Design and own full custom layouts for embedded memory blocks, including SRAM, register files, and ROM compilers across advanced process nodes
- Develop floor plans, place memory cells and periphery blocks, route power grids and signal interconnects to meet area, performance, and power targets
- Run IR drop and electromigration analysis using tools like XARA, back-annotate layout parasitics, and iterate with circuit teams to close timing and power
- Execute physical verification using DRC and LVS tools such as ICV or Calibre, debug violations, and drive layouts to clean signoff
- Collaborate with memory compiler architects and circuit designers to translate specifications into manufacturable, verified layout deliverables
- Script layout automation flows using TCL, Perl, or C-shell to improve productivity and ensure consistency across memory variants
- Support formal release cycles, including documentation, design rule checks, and handoff to product engineering and customers
The Impact You Will Have
- Enable Synopsys memory IP to meet aggressive PPA targets that directly affect customer chip performance and power efficiency
- Reduce layout development cycle time through automation and reusable design practices, accelerating time to market for new memory products
- Ensure memory macros pass physical verification and reliability checks on the first pass, minimizing costly respins and customer escalations
- Contribute to the quality and competitiveness of Synopsys memory compiler offerings used in high-volume production across automotive, mobile, and AI markets
- Influence layout methodology and best practices that shape how the team approaches next-generation process nodes
- Mentor junior layout engineers and share knowledge that raises the overall capability of the physical design team
- Support customer engagements by delivering robust, well-documented layouts that integrate cleanly into complex SoC designs
Requirements
- Diploma in Electronics Engineering with 8+ years of layout design experience, or BE/BTech with 6+ years, or MS with 4+ years in a directly relevant role
- Deep hands-on experience with full custom layout design for embedded memories including floor planning, placement, power grid design, and signal routing
- Proficiency with layout tools such as Cadence Virtuoso or Custom Compiler, and physical verification tools like Mentor Calibre or Synopsys ICV
- Strong understanding of IR drop and electromigration analysis, including use of tools like XARA or RedHawk, and ability to close power integrity issues
- Solid knowledge of physical design methodologies across all phases: floor planning, place and route, DRC/LVS verification, and signoff
- Scripting capability in TCL, Perl, or C-shell to automate layout tasks and improve design flow efficiency
- Experience with memory compiler development, block placement, and parasitic-aware layout optimization is a strong plus
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical and healthcare plans that work for you and your family
- Time away: In addition to company holidays, we have ETO and FTO Programs
- Family support: Maternity and paternity leave, parenting resources, adoption and surrogacy assistance, and more
- ESPP: Purchase Synopsys common stock at a 15% discount, with a 24-month look-back
- Retirement plans: Save for your future with our retirement plans that vary by region and country
- Competitive salaries