About the role
Required Qualifications
- B.Tech/M.Tech in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, VLSI, or related field.
- 8+ years of experience in Physical Design, Power Integrity, or Signoff.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Skills:
- Own full-chip and subsystem-level PDN signoff for complex SoCs.
- Define PDN signoff criteria across project milestones.
- Drive power integrity closure for functional, DFT, LBIST, capture, and stress modes.
- Lead package-aware IR/EM analysis and chip-package co-optimization.
- Define and review power grid architecture, bump planning, power switch strategy, and decap methodology.
- Drive Vmin, peak EM, dynamic IR, and thermal-aware analysis.
Methodology & Innovation
- Develop next-generation PDN signoff methodologies.
- Automate PDN flows using TCL/Python/Shell.
- Improve runtime, capacity, dashboarding, and regression infrastructure.
- Collaborate with EDA vendors (Ansys/Cadence/Synopsys) for feature enhancements and tool debug.
- Establish best practices and reusable signoff frameworks across projects.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with Physical Design teams to drive PDN-aware floorplanning, placement, routing, and ECO solutions.
- Partner with DFT teams to optimize pattern power and capture-mode reliability.
- Collaborate with Package and Thermal teams on package RLC optimization and thermal correlation.
- Support silicon bring-up, debug, and correlation of pre-silicon versus post-silicon measurements.
Project Execution
- Provide technical risk assessment and mitigation plans.
- Drive closure of critical PDN hotspots with minimal PPA impact.
- Present signoff status to management and project stakeholders.
- Ensure on-time delivery for tapeout milestones.
- Lead reviews for high-risk blocks and top-level integrations.
People Leadership
- Mentor engineers and PDN owners across multiple projects.
- Define training content and technical roadmaps for the team.
- Lead technical reviews and establish signoff governance.
- Influence organizational PDN strategy and future technology direction.
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NXP Semiconductors drives innovation in the automotive and IoT sectors, attracting engineers and tech experts dedicated to cutting-edge semiconductor solutions.
What's promising
- •Strong focus on automotive and IoT markets, driving growth.
- •Global presence offers diverse career opportunities for engineers.
- •Investment in R&D supports innovation and technological advancement.
What to watch
- •Highly competitive semiconductor industry may pressure margins.
- •Dependence on automotive sector exposes company to market fluctuations.
- •Complex global supply chains can lead to operational challenges.
Why NXP Semiconductors
- •Leading provider of secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications.
- •Pioneers in automotive radar and advanced driver-assistance systems.
- •Robust portfolio in secure identification solutions sets it apart.
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About NXP Semiconductors
NXP Semiconductors is a global semiconductor company that provides high-performance mixed signal and standard product solutions. The company focuses on automotive, security, and IoT applications.
