Job Description

Summary: As an "ASIC Design and Implementation Automation Engineer" in our MCU/MPU Engineering organization, you will work in a dynamic environment to develop methodology, flows and tools to improve efficiency and quality of results (power, performance, area and quality) for SoC and IP development teams across the organization. You'll be working in a team of automation experts to develop state-of-the-art VLSI CAD SW tools and flows, by applying your VLSI expertise, programming skills and leveraging existing internal and external EDA SW tools and libraries.
Job Qualifications:

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related disciplines with strong background in SW development
• 12+ years of experience in developing complex SW projects, and hands-on expertise in programming using Python & C++
• Hands on experience in Unix/Linux, revision control (Git, BitBucket), SW development and debug tools
• Data structures, algorithms and SW development for optimization problems
• Prior experience in VLSI CAD methodology and tool development
• Understanding or prior experience with EDA tools for design, verification, DFT and implementation
• Strong understanding of design, layout, constraints (SDC, Clocks, CDC, RDC), Static timing analysis, Low-power and Power-aware flows (UPF)
• Experience with Design revision control (GIT, DesignSync) and Make
• Splunk, Jenkins, LSF and CI/CD process
• Excellent analytical problem solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Job roles & responsibilities:

• Work closely with Architecture teams, IP and SoC designers and SoC Implementation teams from multiple sites to develop new automation tools for leading edge SoC technologies serving multiple industries
• These automation applications span over design flow automation, design optimization, regression systems, design database, etc.
• Develop/manage multiple automations based on various SW languages and frameworks
• Learn, enhance, and support existing products
• Strong software and CAD background required

Cross functional aspects:

• In this role, the candidate will work with multiple NXP Engineering teams, including Architecture, IP & SoC design, verification and implementation functions, coordinate and drive groundbreaking initiatives and new ways of working.

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