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Silicon CAD Engineer IV

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Location

United States

Posted

7 days ago

Salary

Not specified

RTLGDSIIPower AnalysisPrime Time PXPrime PowerPythonSynthesisPlace AND RouteLow Power DesignPower GatingMulti Voltage Rails7nmData AnalysisMachine Learning

Job Description

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Role Description

This role involves contributing to the development of AI systems that learn from real-world chip design workflows and engineering expertise.

  • Perform power analysis across multiple design stages from RTL to GDSII
  • Identify power inefficiencies and provide feedback to design teams
  • Develop or improve automated power analysis workflows and pipelines
  • Support large-scale dataset generation used for power modeling
  • Apply expertise in low-power design methodologies to analyze chip architectures
  • Contribute structured technical insights that support AI model training

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of professional experience in semiconductor or silicon design environments
  • Experience working with RTL-to-GDSII design flows in advanced technology nodes (7nm or below)
  • Expertise in low-power design and implementation, including power gating and multi-voltage rails
  • Experience with power analysis tools such as PrimeTime PX or PrimePower
  • Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python for automation or modeling
  • Solid understanding of RTL design principles

Requirements

  • Experience with synthesis or Place-and-Route (PnR) flows
  • Experience analyzing IP blocks for power characteristics
  • Experience building power estimation models or automation pipelines
  • Familiarity with data analysis or machine learning workflows in engineering environments

Benefits

  • Contribute engineering expertise to frontier AI research projects
  • Work at the intersection of semiconductor engineering and artificial intelligence
  • Flexible remote engagement with competitive compensation
  • Collaborate on projects that improve AI systems used in chip design workflows

Contract Details

  • Independent contractor role
  • Fully remote with flexible scheduling
  • Minimum commitment of approximately 15 hours per week
  • Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
  • Projects may be extended or adjusted depending on performance and demand

About the Platform

This opportunity is available through a leading AI-driven work platform.

Job Requirements

  • 4+ years of professional experience in semiconductor or silicon design environments
  • Experience working with RTL-to-GDSII design flows in advanced technology nodes (7nm or below)
  • Expertise in low-power design and implementation, including power gating and multi-voltage rails
  • Experience with power analysis tools such as PrimeTime PX or PrimePower
  • Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python for automation or modeling
  • Solid understanding of RTL design principles
  • Experience with synthesis or Place-and-Route (PnR) flows
  • Experience analyzing IP blocks for power characteristics
  • Experience building power estimation models or automation pipelines
  • Familiarity with data analysis or machine learning workflows in engineering environments

Benefits

  • Contribute engineering expertise to frontier AI research projects
  • Work at the intersection of semiconductor engineering and artificial intelligence
  • Flexible remote engagement with competitive compensation
  • Collaborate on projects that improve AI systems used in chip design workflows
  • Contract Details
  • Independent contractor role
  • Fully remote with flexible scheduling
  • Minimum commitment of approximately 15 hours per week
  • Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
  • Projects may be extended or adjusted depending on performance and demand
  • About the Platform
  • This opportunity is available through a leading AI-driven work platform.

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