FCT PD lead

Job Summary

Responsible for developing, validating, and maintaining timing constraints and driving full-chip timing convergence for complex SoCs. The engineer will own SDC methodology, timing signoff quality, cross-domain timing closure, and collaborate with RTL, Architecture, Tile PnR, Clocking, DFT, and Full-Chip teams to achieve timing signoff targets across all project milestones.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, validate, and maintain block, subsystem, and SoC-level timing constraints (SDC).
• Perform comprehensive timing analysis and closure for full-chip and partition-level designs.
• Analyze setup, hold, SI, OCV, AOCV, POCV, CDC-related, and mode-specific timing violations.
• Drive timing convergence across multiple corners, modes, and milestone releases.
• Debug timing issues originating from RTL, constraints, clock architecture, physical implementation, and ECO changes.
• Own timing signoff readiness and ensure timing quality across all project deliverables.
• Collaborate with Tile PnR, Clocking, DFT, Integration, and RTL teams to resolve critical timing bottlenecks.
• Develop timing automation, QoR dashboards, and methodology improvements to improve closure efficiency.
• Support customer timing reviews, signoff audits, and tapeout readiness activities.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance on timing methodologies and best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, VLSI, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 7 to 10 years of experience in STA, Timing Closure, Constraints Development, or Physical Design.
• Strong understanding of STA concepts including setup, hold, recovery, removal, SI, OCV, AOCV, and POCV.
• Hands-on experience developing and validating SDC constraints.
• Proficiency with Synopsys PrimeTime and timing signoff methodologies.
• Strong understanding of clocking architectures, timing exceptions, and CDC interactions.
• Experience debugging timing violations and driving closure across multiple corners and modes.
• Proficiency in Tcl, Python, Perl, or Shell scripting.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience driving full-chip timing closure for large CPU, GPU, AI/ML, networking, or datacenter SoCs.
• Expertise in constraint quality checks, timing signoff reviews, and correlation methodologies.
• Knowledge of clock-domain crossings, asynchronous interfaces, and timing exception verification.
• Experience with PrimeTime, PrimeTime-SI, Tempus, Fusion Compiler, or equivalent EDA tools.
• Familiarity with low-power timing methodologies, UPF flows, and advanced-node signoff requirements.
• Experience supporting tapeouts at 5nm, 4nm, 3nm, or newer process technologies.
• Proven track record of independently driving timing convergence for critical project milestones.
• Experience developing automation, AI-assisted timing analysis flows, and productivity-enhancing methodologies.

Success Profile for an MTS FCT Engineer

• Independently owns timing closure for major SoC partitions or full-chip domains.
• Recognized as a constraints and STA expert within the project team.
• Drives timing convergence with minimal supervision.
• Identifies and resolves complex timing issues across RTL, Clocking, DFT, and Physical Design.
• Contributes to methodology improvements that improve timing closure efficiency, quality, and scalability.

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