Entry level Hardware Developer - Austin, TX - 2027

Introduction

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Your role and responsibilities

VLSI Circuit Design /Physical Design/ Integration Engineer:

You will be responsible for the physical and electrical design and development of high-frequency CMOS chips in leading edge technologies using sophisticated design tools and flows to implement circuit schematics (microprocessors and ASIC) and verify against technology design rules.

You will deliver the physical and electrical design of specific processor and ASIC design elements

Skills required include CMOS circuit and VLSI design, timing/power/IR/EM analysis.

Experience with Cadence tool suite (Genus, Innovus, Tempus, Voltus) is viewed as a significant advantage.

Required technical and professional expertise

A background in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering is required.

Minimum Requirements:

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Understanding Computer Architectures, Digital System Design, and VLSI Systems

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VLSI or ASIC design exposure

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Python skills

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Inter-discipline design experience

Preferred technical and professional experience

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Git, Python hands-on experience

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Internships or work experience in high-frequency processor or ASIC physical design

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Exposure to industry microprocessor designs (x86, ARM, or RISC-V)

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