Frame Design Engineer - Tapeout Operations (3pm-12am shift)

Overview

Frame Design Engineer in the Global Tapeout and Mask Organization, supporting tapeout operations from frame design for a range of technologies to process improvements for productivity and quality. Based in Bangalore, India, on an evening shift.

What you'll do

• Facilitate technology frame requirements, frame structures layout and frame generation for chips.
• Execute ad-hoc changes, prioritize the work queue and hand off work across geographic locations.
• Use or customize internally developed and commercially available software tools to enhance design process productivity, including generating input files that drive automation for Fabs and Mask House.
• Make decisions to hold, escalate, promote and reject tapeout support issues in alignment with FAB, Tape out Logistics Integration and AEs.
• Interact with Application Engineering, Product Engineering, Release Team and Design Enablement to provide a best-in-class Customer Tape-out Operations experience.
• Work closely with FAB and TD Team to improve efficiency, reduce costs and improve cycle time.
• Assess team business processes and suggest continuous improvements and automation opportunities.
• Document processes and ensure failure modes are assessed, with mitigation and detection in place.
• Perform all activities safely and responsibly, supporting Environmental, Health, Safety and Security requirements and programs.

What you'll need

• Master's degree in a related field, OR Bachelor's degree in EE/ECE with 1+ years of industry experience, OR engineering diploma with 2+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Working knowledge of Unix shells and interest or aptitude to learn domain-specific programming/scripting languages and data formats.
• Ability to communicate and work with cross-geographic, multi-cultural global teams.
• Fluency in English, written and verbal.
• Analytical problem solving and decision-making skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with Cadence Mask Compose.
• Experience with Virtuoso environment and SKILL programming, and device layout knowledge/experience.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.
• Evening shift, 3pm-12am, with weekend and holiday coverage on assigned dates.