Hardware Developer

Introduction
India Systems Development Lab (ISDL) is part of IBM Systems world-wide technology development lab. Established in 1996 the Lab is headquartered in India’s Silicon Valley and startup hub – Bengaluru with a strong presence in Pune and Hyderabad. Developers at ISDL deliver technology innovations across the entire Systems portfolio – z Systems Power / OpenPOWER Systems and Storage. The team here works across the entire stack from processor design firmware operating system to software defined storage. The lab also focuses on innovations thanks to the creative energies of the teams. The lab has contributed over 400+ patents in cutting edge technologies and inventions so far.
While computing veers towards cognitive cloud mobile social and security the lab has significantly contributed to not just new products focused in these areas but has also ushered in new development models such as Agile Design Thinking and DevOps. The engineer hired will be working on Analog and IO high speed layouts for our projects working directly with designers from US/Germany.

Your Role and Responsibilities

• This role does design and layout of complex VLSI (very large scale integration) circuits using graphic editing tools in cutting edge technological nodes. A major portion of the job is in creation of new physical design data from concepts partial schematics or a working knowledge of overall requirements. Responsibilities include checking the design integrity with respect to semiconductor ground rules and the logical function of the circuit. Symbolic circuit data (schematics) are converted to physical shapes which represent the semiconductor process. The role ranges from manual shapes and checking tool manipulations to extended team coordination and methodology creation. The employee guides functional objectives or technologies.

• Skills:

• Professional knowledge related to incumbent’s function/business unit and its processes.

• Communication/Negotiation:
• Advise other professionals. Effectively utilize group dynamics. Negotiate to define approaches and goals.

• Recognize complex problems related to functional objectives. Analyze situations and implement solutions or develop new system elements procedures or processes. Creativity and judgment applied to developmental work on different projects within the business environment.

• Provides ongoing technical /operational guidance to lead professional work teams conducts special projects or manages department(s) (national or international). Understand department/ functional mission and vision. Defines and decides objectives within specified business concept or project and may have responsibility for tools and assigned resources. Utilizes expertise to directly influence people outside department or function. Sometimes no precedent exists.

• Accountable for department results and for activities and/or projects involving multi-functional teams. Regularly participates in overall functional program planning. Activities are subject to business measurements impact customer satisfaction and impact project costs or expenses. ”

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 8+ Years of relevant experience in Memory Layout design for blocks like Caches CAMs Register files multiport register Files Compilers etc.
• Should be in a position to work hands on on memory IPs help generate and curate new ideas for layout designing innovate new ways of layout designing bring leadership into work and have growth mindset and have openmindedness to automation ideas;
• Excellent communication skills to be able to work with crosssite designers EDA for development and curation of new tools needed for work.
• Should be able to understand various memory architechtures experience in bit cells layouts compiler layout design; Should have hands on experience in Finfets GAA etc.
• Should have had experience in technology nodes below 7nm;
• LVS DRC Antenna DFM EM IR Methodology check debugging and fixing is a must;
• Leadership to drive collaborative initiatives with cross teams; SRAM designing experience is an added advantage ; Scripting to ease deliverables is an added advantage.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Automation skills in PERL Python SKILL and/or TCL